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Heymann, Peters says, thought the Swartz case "was going to receive press and he was going to be a tough guy and read his name in the newspaper." The Law of Un
by rosser 14y ago
Heymann, Peters says, thought the Swartz case "was going to receive press and he was going to be a tough guy and read his name in the newspaper."
The Law of Unintended Consequences strikes again...
EDIT: The notion I was trying to capture is perhaps better expressed by saying, "Be careful what you wish for." Heymann got all the things Peters accuses him of wanting, just not exactly in the form he was presumably hoping to receive them.
- twoodfin 14y agoWhy do you take Peters' claims about Heymann's motives seriously?
- jlgreco 14y agoThe shoe fits? It makes sense, and I have been given absolutely no reason to doubt it.
- rosser 14y agoI think you might be reading more into my beliefs wrt Heymann than is warranted, given what I said. (N.b., "Peters accuses him of wanting"; "the form he was presumably hoping to receive them.") I don't pretend to have any direct knowledge of Steve Heymann. That said, based on what knowledge I do have of him, his being a notches-on-the-belt and consequences be damned type of Federal prosecutor fits the facts well enough — in fact, better-enough than all the other alternatives combined — to consider my opinion accurate enough for an internet forum.
- RyanMcGreal 14y agoUnintended how? The prosecutor decided he wanted to ruin Aaron's life. He succeeded.
- jmillikin 14y agoThe prosecutor wanted another feather in his cap. I doubt he held animosity towards Aaron in particular, any more than a mugger would towards someone wearing an expensive watch.
- daniel-cussen 14y agoHis name ended up on the newspaper in a manner different than that he expected.