The community has an opportunity to publicly judge whether the charges levied on Auernheimer match the severity of the actions he allegedly took. Specifically,

The community has an opportunity to publicly judge whether the charges levied on Auernheimer match the severity of the actions he allegedly took. Specifically, is the prosecution trying to "make an example" of him by heaping charge upon overlapping charge? Are they pursuing a strategy of maximum years in jail in order to obtain a plea deal for an easy win? Are they claiming to the press that they Auernheimer is a Arthur C. Clarke-ian "frightening technology wizard or witch"? Do the prosecutors involved have an unreasonable stake in this case or political aspirations? Let's get some answers to these questions.