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		tedunangst on Jan 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Attorney Chided Swartz On Day of Suicide Tell it to the jury. Sounds like a slam dunk acquittal.

glesica on Jan 13, 2013 [–]

That's the wrong way to look at it. The process had wiped him out financially and almost certainly damaged his mental state. It doesn't matter if you're acquitted if you are punished before the trial even begins.

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