Nerd pirates scientific papers: 35 years in federal prison
Cop kills an entire family and their dog: One week paid leave
Can we please stop living in a campy B-movie?
Murder three people with a rifle illegally brought across state lines? Walk away Scott free.
Share some articles online? Locked up and suicided.
Fuckin US.
Is there more context to this? Like this sounds ridiculous even for the USA. I assume then that he was seeding the articles or otherwise widely distributing them? Not that I think that's worth a death penalty...
The internet's own boy is a good documentary about his life, with interviews of everyone involved too.
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I had no idea he took his own life.
Fuck the US empire.
The tweet screenshot this post links to has the facts wrong: Swartz was charged and was facing a maximum sentence of 35 years, but had not yet actually been sentenced (or even tried). At the time of his death he had recently rejected a plea bargain offer, and prosecutor Carmen Ortiz (who is absolutely responsible for his death) had just rejected his counter offer.
