Hey, I agree with Aaron's position that the data should be freely accessible, so no need to sell me on that or the fact it was non-violent, that's not in conten

Hey, I agree with Aaron's position that the data should be freely accessible, so no need to sell me on that or the fact it was non-violent, that's not in contention. > Stealing/theft sounds worse than infringement. It's not relevant because this conversation isn't about how it sounds, it's about who's to blame for his death. None of which has anything to do with what the particular charges were. > I just think that Aaron was justified in what he did and I admire him for what he did. There are times for emailing and times for plugging in a network cable, Aaron chose the cable and I don't think that was the wrong approach even though it ended tragically. And that's your right, personally I admire the principles, but his approach was naive and imho not worth admiration; his suicide tragic and also not worth admiration. It was the wrong approach because a bad outcome for Aaron was predictable from the onset that led to a needless suicide of a very talented individual. You can't flagrantly commit federal crimes and think jail isn't an option, regardless of the merits of those laws.