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Laws only matter if you're not rich. (s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com)
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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

"Swartz declined a plea bargain under which he would have served six months in federal prison.[18] Two days after the prosecution rejected a counter-offer by Swartz, he was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    That plea bargan would have required pleading guilty to 13 separate felonies, which were wild inventions anyway, since Swartz was a JSTOR account holder, downloading files that JSTOR made available to him under their own terms. He would have a very hard time getting a job as a felon, the plea bargain would have ruined his life.

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