Swartz was first to point a gun (i.e., initiate force). No one forced him to keep breaking into MIT's wireless networks and its wiring closet, nor did anyone fo

Swartz was first to point a gun (i.e., initiate force). No one forced him to keep breaking into MIT's wireless networks and its wiring closet, nor did anyone force him to violate JSTOR's rules and copyrights. He chose to do all of those things, and the government was merely doing what it's supposed to do: retaliate.