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do you think the government abused their power a bit too much because he sneakily connected his laptop’s ethernet port to MITs network and download a bunch of documents that should have been freely available anyway? i think he had some crimes that should have been rightfully held against him, but nothing as serious as 35 years and 1m dollar fine he was a great guy, not in it for the money, and wanted to bring more freedom to people
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I’m glad hes dead, OP
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May 22, 2018 17:47
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he broke the law and was offered a plea deal for 6 months in jail (because he was white) but because he was mentally handicapped he killed himself.
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May 22, 2018 18:19
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i always get him confused with ross ulbricht
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May 22, 2018 18:21
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akadajet posted:i always get him confused with ross ulbricht quote:To prevent Ulbricht from encrypting or deleting data on the laptop he was using to run the site as he was arrested, two agents pretended to be quarreling lovers. When they had sufficiently distracted him,[27] according to Joshuah Bearman of Wired, a third agent grabbed the laptop while Ulbricht was distracted by the apparent lovers' fight and handed it to agent Tom Kiernan.[28] According to Business Insider Ulbricht was distracted and got up to see what the problem was, whereupon the female agent grabbed his laptop while the male agent restrained Ulbricht. The female agent was then able to insert a flash drive in one of the laptop's USB ports, with software that copied key files.[27] Agent Chris Tarbell presented Ulbricht the warrant for his arrest.[28] woah! sounds like Hollywood!
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May 22, 2018 18:56
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his nazi girlfriend at the time ratted him out to the cops, and that’s how he died fully leaking JSTOR would have been a public good
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May 22, 2018 18:57
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LP0 ON FIRE posted:woah! sounds like Hollywood!
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May 22, 2018 19:02
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i don't
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May 22, 2018 19:52
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Jonny 290 posted:i don't
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May 22, 2018 20:00
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there are a ton worse injustices in this world than the sad outcome of nerd martyr over committing a white collar crime for e-cred  the black comedy outcome of that martyr being nerds more concerned about a complex issue that they have almost no direct stake in rather than the state of mental healthcare in the US
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May 22, 2018 20:04
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rss is a good idea so its sad we maybe missed out on a couple more of those
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May 22, 2018 20:06
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lancemantis posted:there are a ton worse injustices in this world than the sad outcome of nerd martyr over committing a white collar crime for e-cred it’s true, and more attention needs to go towards those, but the justice system really took it to the extreme and basically sacrificed someone (before he killed himself) when he could have had so much more beneficial impact. i blame the system for torturing him and his death
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May 22, 2018 20:24
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yeah, should’ve just taken the 6 months though
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May 22, 2018 20:31
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Shaggar posted:he broke the law and was offered a plea deal for 6 months in jail (because he was white) but because he was mentally handicapped he killed himself.
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May 22, 2018 23:30
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tired: aaron swartz wired: derek smart
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May 22, 2018 23:32
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Shaggar posted:he broke the law and was offered a plea deal for 6 months in jail (because he was white) but because he was mentally handicapped he killed himself. i miss z0r
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May 23, 2018 00:53
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OldAlias posted:his nazi girlfriend at the time ratted him out to the cops, and that’s how he died iawtp
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May 23, 2018 01:11
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OldAlias posted:his nazi girlfriend at the time ratted him out to the cops, and that’s how he died wtf thats who she is
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May 23, 2018 01:49
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Shaggar posted:he broke the law and was offered a plea deal for 6 months in jail (because he was white) but because he was mentally handicapped he killed himself. gently caress you bitch.
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May 23, 2018 01:57
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Shaggar posted:he broke the law and was offered a plea deal for 6 months in jail (because he was white) but because he was mentally handicapped he killed himself. Even 6 months in jail seems ridiculous for that kind of "crime".
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May 23, 2018 07:01
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literally who cares about some dead nerd?
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May 23, 2018 07:53
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The Management posted:literally who cares about some dead nerd? Yeah, why should anyone care about having a just justice system.
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the way you know if what you did was the right thing is if you're willing to live with the consequences. if stealing some papers was justified, then spending 6 months in jail if caught would have been more than worth it. i guess don't be a criminal if you lack the courage of your convictions
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May 23, 2018 11:51
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LP0 ON FIRE posted:download a bunch of documents that should have been freely available anyway? Explain the "should" here.
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angry_keebler posted:the way you know if what you did was the right thing is if you're willing to live with the consequences. if stealing some papers was justified, then spending 6 months in jail if caught would have been more than worth it. This is a Hacker News level dumb take on the issue. This seems like the type of "crime" someone should get a minimal amount of community service for at most. Not 35 years in jail. Lambert fucked around with this message at 12:26 on May 23, 2018 |
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May 23, 2018 12:20
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Schadenboner posted:Explain the "should" here. lol @ defending scientific magazines. Open access is the light.
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May 23, 2018 12:31
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Lambert posted:This is a Hacker News level dumb take on the issue. Spending 6 months in jail (and it might not even be prison at that point, although that might just be a state crime thing). He could have took the deal, ate the sixer, went on the convention circuit like a latter-day Mitnick, and enjoyed an overflowing Patreon. Instead he topped himself. 
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May 23, 2018 12:37
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Lambert posted:This seems like the type of "crime" Oh so you don't even know what you're talking about
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Baxate posted:Oh so you don't even know what you're talking about Nah, I think you're the one that doesn't.
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May 23, 2018 13:36
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right because wire fraud is typically a charge that leads to community service
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May 23, 2018 13:42
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Baxate posted:right because wire fraud is typically a charge that leads to community service What? I'm saying what he did should have gotten him community service at most. Or dropped charges.
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May 23, 2018 13:45
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Lambert posted:What? What he did was wire fraud
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May 23, 2018 13:49
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Baxate posted:What he did was wire fraud What he did should have gotten him community service at most. Or dropped charges.
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May 23, 2018 13:51
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chmod bless aaron swetz
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May 23, 2018 14:00
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information wants to be free! *gets caught copying documents from a publication literally anyone can pay to read*
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May 23, 2018 15:04
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Lambert posted:Even 6 months in jail seems ridiculous for that kind of "crime". breaking and entering plus theft are not trivial crimes. if he weren't white hed have gotten the full 35 years.
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it's sad what happened but it seems weird to call that out as a great injustice injustice when kids get multi-year sentences for being in the same 1/4 mile as someone they know who does a crime and looks like they're part of a gang so I can't get too assed about it
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Lambert posted:This is a Hacker News level dumb take on the issue. goofus: it's okay for me to break the law if i disagree with it, and if you try to punish me i'll kill myself, so you can't stop me! gallant: i was unjustly imprisoned for taking action to address what i viewed as the immoral and selfish restriction of academic journals. while i believe the punishment i received was entirely inappropriate, i wouldn't do anything differently please direct all requests for speaking engagements to my hot babe publicist wife, as i'm unfortunately too busy working on my third book to address these requests. thank you all again for your continued support, i never would have been able to buy this mansion and my personal jet pack that i invented while i was cooling my heels in the clink without it
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didin't know him sorry
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