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Everyone involved in the case had been made aware of Aaron's depression http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/he_ll_be_safe_in_jail_feds_tKixbOwLxbCX617hKRq8YK htt
by suprgeek 14y ago
Everyone involved in the case had been made aware of Aaron's depression http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/he_ll_be_safe_in_jail_feds_tKixbOwLxbCX617hKRq8YK http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/he_ll_be_safe_in_jail_fed...
They knew that this (suicide) was a risk if they kept hounding the guy - yet the Prosecutors and MIT both kept going at it - for the sake of political gain (prosecutors).
- awj 14y ago> yet the Prosecutors and MIT both kept going at it - for the sake of political gain (prosecutors). Do you have proof of this, or is it just what you believe of the situation?
- BrokenPipe 14y agoWell yeah, it's also in article here on HN. They wanted him to have jail time
- anigbrowl 14y agoArticles aren't proof. Victims don't have veto authority over plea bargain negotiations in any US jurisdiction that I know of.
- BrokenPipe 14y agoVeto is non necessary, pressure and willingness to pursue and unwillingness to have any plaid without jail time is what the MIT is _rightly_ accused of.
- corin_ 14y agoDevil's advocate: if we felt the punishment was fair then would we think the prosecutors should have been leniant because the accused person was depressed? For example if we were having this conversation about a murderer or a rapist.