3 ms·

Any memorial to Aaron should include the name of the federal attorney whose prosecution for copying journal articles was so overzealous that Aaron saw suicide

Any memorial to Aaron should include the name of the federal attorney whose prosecution for copying journal articles was so overzealous that Aaron saw suicide as his best option. He shouldn't be subjected to a witch hunt or mob justice, but he should be placed in context (and in search results) for history (and the public) to judge: Stephen P. Heymann.

gizmo 9y ago
Overzealous prosecution is the default, not the exception. Prosecutors build their careers on high profile convictions. It's a systemic problem. MIT was not without fault either.
- sitkack 9y ago
  > MIT was not without fault either. Shameful and weak is the phrase you are looking for. The follow on report [0] by Hal Abelson showed a lack of personal and institutional critical integrity. [0] http://swartz-report.mit.edu/ http://swartz-report.mit.edu/
  - jessaustin 9y ago
    It is to their credit, however, that they commissioned and publicized that report. I have a hard time imagining my alma mater up the street doing the same in a similar situation.
sitkack 9y ago
That would be Carmen Ortiz. Stepped down January of 2017 https://boingboing.net/2017/01/15/carmen-ortiz-the-prosecutor-w.html https://boingboing.net/2017/01/15/carmen-ortiz-the-prosecuto... Joined Boston law firm, Anderson & Kreiger https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/09/05/former-attorney-carmen-ortiz-joins-boston-law-firm/0B9SIzKLhLdAh0jD9NcyqJ/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/09/05/former-attor... The puff piece in the Boston Globe mentions controversy in the humblebragging-est way, "overzealous prosecution, particularly in public corruption cases." Please Ms. Ortiz, what is your biggest weakness? I just work too damn hard to defend the American people from criminals like Aaron Swartz. No mention of her attempting (and losing) her illegal seizer of the hotel in Tewksbury [0]. No mention of Aaron Swartz. [0] http://legacy.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights-property-seizure http://legacy.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-figh...

gizmo 9y ago

Overzealous prosecution is the default, not the exception. Prosecutors build their careers on high profile convictions. It's a systemic problem. MIT was not without fault either.

sitkack 9y ago
> MIT was not without fault either. Shameful and weak is the phrase you are looking for. The follow on report [0] by Hal Abelson showed a lack of personal and institutional critical integrity. [0] http://swartz-report.mit.edu/ http://swartz-report.mit.edu/
- jessaustin 9y ago
  It is to their credit, however, that they commissioned and publicized that report. I have a hard time imagining my alma mater up the street doing the same in a similar situation.

sitkack 9y ago

That would be Carmen Ortiz. Stepped down January of 2017 https://boingboing.net/2017/01/15/carmen-ortiz-the-prosecutor-w.html https://boingboing.net/2017/01/15/carmen-ortiz-the-prosecuto... Joined Boston law firm, Anderson & Kreiger https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/09/05/former-attorney-carmen-ortiz-joins-boston-law-firm/0B9SIzKLhLdAh0jD9NcyqJ/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/09/05/former-attor... The puff piece in the Boston Globe mentions controversy in the humblebragging-est way, "overzealous prosecution, particularly in public corruption cases." Please Ms. Ortiz, what is your biggest weakness? I just work too damn hard to defend the American people from criminals like Aaron Swartz. No mention of her attempting (and losing) her illegal seizer of the hotel in Tewksbury [0]. No mention of Aaron Swartz. [0] http://legacy.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-fights-property-seizure http://legacy.wbur.org/2012/11/14/tewksbury-motel-owner-figh...