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I'm looking forward to the second part of this (on prosecutorial discretion) - this is a good analysis. I feel torn about the trial, and I know I'll get flack

I'm looking forward to the second part of this (on prosecutorial discretion) - this is a good analysis. I feel torn about the trial, and I know I'll get flack for this but what Aaron did was illegal, and I'm sure he knew while he was doing it that it was illegal, or at least in a grey area. At the same time, they were way overly aggressive in prosecuting him. There's something wrong with the system when someone can have their life destroyed and their resources drained by their choice to exercise civil disobedience in protesting something that is morally wrong.

josephlord 14y ago
Largely agree although I would insert the word 'probably' before illegal in your second paragraph. It hadn't come to trial yet and we don't have ALL the evidence (especially the defense evidence). I would say that I don't think that the concept of prosecuting him was inherently or clearly wrong. I'm also very interested to read the second part. I hope it covers the number of counts of each charge brought. This seems to be something that racks up the potential penalty very fast and the individual offences aren't necessarily that distinct from each other