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The implication is that the severity of prosecutorial treatment and/or the other investigative activities to which Aaron was subject, which may have contributed
by trevelyan 14y ago
The implication is that the severity of prosecutorial treatment and/or the other investigative activities to which Aaron was subject, which may have contributed to his depression and of which we may not be aware was related to his association with the journal. Wikileaks' interest is in clearly in ensuring any investigation does not sweep activities it suspects and we may not under the rug.
- danso 14y agoThe timeline asserted by the Wikileaks's #2 statement, "Aaron Swartz was in communication with Julian Assange, including during 2010 and 2011," implies that Aaron tried to collaborate with someone who was in massive legal trouble himself at a time when, by all accounts, Aaron was freaked out about the impending charges he faced. That would seem especially reckless of Aaron.
- analog 14y agoA lot of things he did could be seen as reckless, or brave depending on your viewpoint.