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It made Aaron kill himself. Must mean something.

• Xylakant 14y ago
  Aaron killed himself for reasons we do not know. We are all saddened because of that loss and I understand that emotions are running high, but please keep in mind that he reportedly was suffering from a depression. The pressure from the investigation probably added to all of that, but the whole case may have just been a trigger or even an unrelated event. Depressive people sometimes kill themselves for a variety of reasons that mentally stable people would shrug off and ignore. Crying out loud "But Aaron killed himself, his death must mean something." just does not help any cause. He was a bright, talented man who got caught up in a legal case that highlights major problems with the way criminal cases get resolved. Focussing on that and highlighting the problems should be the goal, not revenge for his death.
• danielweber 14y ago
  Aaron knew it wasn't 35 years. Aaron's own lawyers have said it was 6-7 years. Yes, I think 6-7 years is still too much, but you aren't helping anything by telling everyone something that isn't true, i.e., Aaron thought he would face 35 years in jail if he lost. 35 years is absolutely what Ortiz said -- to the public. Ortiz also wants to discourage other people.