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RIP Swartz, death to the US regime. (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

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.