(using a different account because I've apparently posted too much for HN) From the article: > "Swartz’s lead defense attorney, Elliot Peters, said today that

(using a different account because I've apparently posted too much for HN) From the article: > "Swartz’s lead defense attorney, Elliot Peters, said today that both he and Swartz rejected the plea deal offered by the office of US Attorney Carmen Ortiz, and instead were pushing for a trial where federal prosecutors would have been forced to publicly justify their pursuit of Swartz." There are multiple interviews where Elliot Peters makes the same claim. https://www.keker.com/news/news-items/Elliot-Peters-Discusses-Internet-Activist-Aaron-Swartz-Lance-Armstrong-Prosecutorial-Excess- https://www.keker.com/news/news-items/Elliot-Peters-Discusse... http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/17/nation/la-na-nn-aaron-swartz-father-20130117 http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/17/nation/la-na-nn-aaro... I really have no idea what you're complaining about, or what you expect. Do you need a recorded video of Elliot Peters saying these things about the plea, and then displaying his drivers license and stating his social security number? The way the reporting was done in my original link is completely standard.