• 34@kbin.social
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    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and again, fuck Carmen Ortiz, such an senseless tragedy. What else was he destined for, he was so young but left such a great legacy.

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    You’re comparing apples to oranges. Epstein was actually sentenced to 18 months. Swartz was facing charges that, on paper, could lead to a decades-long sentence, but there was no chance that he would actually receive a sentence that long. The plea deal they offered him was six months in prison.

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    Read The Dictator’s Handbook to understand why.

    Hint: Those who threaten the aristocracy who are not of the aristocracy suffer greater punishments than do those who are part of the aristocrat class.

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    He didn’t though. He wasn’t charged with the crimes. He could’ve gotten half a year if he took the deal

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    Aaron was threatened with multiple decades to coerce him into taking the deal and giving the prosecutor the win they wanted.