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Ah, thanks for explaining. Is the "moving internationally" issue a question of travel or permanent residency? I get how a felony conviction might be a big dea
by MichaelSalib 14y ago
Ah, thanks for explaining.
Is the "moving internationally" issue a question of travel or permanent residency?
I get how a felony conviction might be a big deal for someone with a GED and no money and no connections. But Swartz had lots of connections and lots of money and was widely respected in professional circles. I really can't see any startup that he wanted to work for rejecting him over his felony conviction. And while some owners might not want to rent to people with violent felony records, I'm having trouble seeing many owners reject an accomplished man with money and recommendation letters from Larry Lessig and Cory Doctrow.
- ramanujan 14y agoHe had no money left, was already bankrupt after defending himself to this point...Besides, this is the wrong question - on what earth should it even be possible for a prosecutor to threaten thirty five years and a felony conviction for this sort of thing? That kind of sentence is for attempted murder, it is a few years short of life in prison. This was wrong, this was not right. Prosecutions like these mean that we lose our humanity.
- rprasad 14y agoCongress wrote the law making those acts a crime and imposing sentencing guidelines, not the USDOJ.
- thenetwork 14y agoThe DOJ lobbied for these laws and they routinely lobby to make sentencing more severe. They make the recommendations and congress implements.
- rms 14y ago>Is the "moving internationally" issue a question of travel or permanent residency? Both