In taking responsibility, he's holding his head high, not cowering behind attorneys and HTTP proxies. You might be reading too much into this (or not). In the

In taking responsibility, he's holding his head high, not cowering behind attorneys and HTTP proxies. You might be reading too much into this (or not). In the context of a plea bargain in the United States, "accepting responsibility" is a keyword. It triggers a significant reduction in your sentence.