After Aaron Swartz's Death, the Focus Now Falls On the Prosecutors

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After Aaron Swartz's Death, the Focus Now Falls On the Prosecutors 430

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 16, 2013 @08:37PM from the who's-to-blame dept.

Marcion writes "Journalists and commentators are now questioning the role of Massachusetts prosecutors Carmen Ortiz and Stephen Heymann in the suicide of Aaron Swartz and whether they levied disproportionate charges in order to boost their own political profiles, despite being warned he was a suicide risk. Meanwhile White House petitions to remove Ortiz and Heymann have already received tens of thousands of signatures. Should these prosecutors be investigated for their actions regarding Swartz?"

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