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   by thenetwork 14y ago

   The DOJ lobbied for these laws and they routinely lobby to make sentencing more severe. They make the recommendations and congress implements.
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   by thenetwork 14y ago

   Look, the bigger problem is spending 10 years in jail and coming back to a society that has called you a con artist in national newspapers after the DOJ gets to talk with the press. He went from being a respected and loved person who have a
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   by thenetwork 14y ago

   Not really. Only for a crime like murder.
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   by thenetwork 14y ago

   No. Not federal felonies. Only state and under certain circumstances such as a person who is under 18.
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   by thenetwork 14y ago

   No I disagree with your statement entirely. He was trying to download scientific and court documents that were paid for with taxpayer money that are supposed to be FREE to the public. The controlled distribution of these free documents to p
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   by thenetwork 14y ago

   Federal criminal charges don't get thrown out. That is very rare. The way the laws are written the feds were going to win. Aaron was trying to do something that should be legal, but the feds were going to get their win. The problem is that
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   by thenetwork 14y ago

   The presence of a quota system that requires that the government bring a certain number of cases and provides bonuses and rewards connected to "bringing more cases" means that honorable and honest prosecutors fall behind and cannot compete