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bsimpson • yesterday at 6:28 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

FWIW, the Aaron Swartz thing happened because an egomaniacal politician thought it would bolster her career. It was a fluke (her office was only involved by coincidence) with disastrous consequences.

We shouldn't be using that as precedent; in fact, it should be the opposite.


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iJohnDoe • yesterday at 7:50 PM

Name her and her office.

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ecocentrik • yesterday at 9:36 PM

Three prosecutors and MIT leadership were responsible for the charges. Most US Attorney's are scummy attack dogs because their work requires it, so I would blame MIT for wanting to make an example of him instead of handling it like a disciplinary matter and a teachable moment.

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shimman • yesterday at 7:06 PM

No, we should absolutely use it to attack these anti-human technologists. The precedent has been set and we can fight back against these extremely anti-democratic death cults using the tried and true method of state sanctioned lawfare.

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