11–20 of 95 posts
Something is missing.. Why was a Secret Service Agent on campus in the first place? Something is just not adding up as FBI has jurisdiction not Secret Service.. Plus, what is the other 2% that was downloaded that was not JSTROR stuff? Or ie ah do some journalism before writing the article?
>The two MIT officers and Special Agent Pickett then tried to stop Swartz, who jumped off his bike and ran away, only to be caught and handcuffed by the Secret Service Agent, according to the report. RUN FASTER. I really can't stress this enough. The reason he got caught is because he didn't run fast enough. If you're going to do stuff like this, LEARN TO RUN FAST. Cops are fat and slow. You can usually get away from…
"Rogue Academic Downloader..." Strong title for someone who you claim "He is also a general friend of Wired.com" I guess you know your real friends when you get in trouble.
>The two MIT officers and Special Agent Pickett then tried to stop Swartz, who jumped off his bike and ran away, only to be caught and handcuffed by the Secret Service Agent, according to the report. RUN FASTER. I really can't stress this enough. The reason he got caught is because he didn't run fast enough. If you're going to do stuff like this, LEARN TO RUN FAST. Cops are fat and slow. You can usually get away from…
How about the most basic IDS on the laptop? He really should have know it was taken from the closet (and its network connection) and then replaced. Personally, I'd have been more patient and used wifi. Or one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SheevaPlug
It's 20/20 hindsight, though. It's obvious from the way he behaved that he didn't think this was anywhere near as big a deal as it's turned out to be. And I might have easily made the same mistake.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ha, I was just thinking the same thing. Also, if we're talking pure logistics, don't jump off the BIKE either. Perhaps we should consider the fact that the secret service was involved.. I bet that guy is pretty fast. I don't know why I think that though, just seems more "tough". Another thing: Aaron is a really important person to have writing/researching/hacking outside of prison. Surely it's a net win to just pay a…
They might ask for 35 years but if the judge gives him 35 years i'd go out to the prison with some free Aaron signs and do a hunger strike. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one. That would be outrageous. Actually any jail time would be ridiculous, he's not a dangerous person at all.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ha, I was just thinking the same thing. Also, if we're talking pure logistics, don't jump off the BIKE either. Perhaps we should consider the fact that the secret service was involved.. I bet that guy is pretty fast. I don't know why I think that though, just seems more "tough". Another thing: Aaron is a really important person to have writing/researching/hacking outside of prison. Surely it's a net win to just pay a…
They might ask for 35 years but if the judge gives him 35 years i'd go out to the prison with some free Aaron signs and do a hunger strike. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one. That would be outrageous. Actually any jail time would be ridiculous, he's not a dangerous person at all.
But I am sure you would be one of very few. This is sadly the world we live in.
Something is missing.. Why was a Secret Service Agent on campus in the first place? Something is just not adding up as FBI has jurisdiction not Secret Service.. Plus, what is the other 2% that was downloaded that was not JSTROR stuff? Or ie ah do some journalism before writing the article?
http://www.secretservice.gov/criminal.shtml
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sec_18_00003056----...
Well that must've narrowed it right down.
Something is missing.. Why was a Secret Service Agent on campus in the first place? Something is just not adding up as FBI has jurisdiction not Secret Service.. Plus, what is the other 2% that was downloaded that was not JSTROR stuff? Or ie ah do some journalism before writing the article?
That is not unusual. The Secret Service has a very long history of investigating computer crimes.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
They might ask for 35 years but if the judge gives him 35 years i'd go out to the prison with some free Aaron signs and do a hunger strike. I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one. That would be outrageous. Actually any jail time would be ridiculous, he's not a dangerous person at all.
There are many crimes for which you can go to jail even though you are not a dangerous person.