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For what it's worth, if you're looking for another place to put your money, Aaron appreciated the work that Givewell (givewell.org) is doing. It's worth investi
by bguthrie 14y ago
For what it's worth, if you're looking for another place to put your money, Aaron appreciated the work that Givewell (givewell.org) is doing. It's worth investigating how you can support them and the charities they endorse.
- rdl 14y agoHopefully there's a successful civil suit against the Institute, with funds going to Givewell.
- FireBeyond 14y agoOn what grounds? That they reported a crime, that lead to an overzealous prosecution even after JSTOR said they had no interest in pressing charges, that may or may not have been the reason, or a reason, someone took their life. People here and in other friends are discussing what they consider a blatant misuse of the law. To my mind, attempting to sue MIT for responsibility in Swartz's death would be a similar misuse.
- Evbn 14y agoWhat is MIT's tort? Investigating a repeat hacker violating physical building and network security?
- rdl 14y agoYeah, in reality they probably don't have any. They referred a minor crime to an overzealous federal agency who had it in for the guy. To Godwin this thread, they would have reported Anne Frank for trespassing to the Nazis. Perfectly legal, but if they had full knowledge of what would result, perfectly immoral as well. They will never see another dime or kind word from me, though.