> Sure, but we shouldn't be outraged over Swartz being prosecuted.
WTH not? It was pretty outrageous. I'd be interested to hear your argument that he deserved even 6 months in prison for copyright violation.
> If a crime is not reported it can't be followed up on by law enforcement.
... which is not to say that if a crime is reported, it will be followed up by law enforcement. Many reported crimes are not acted upon at all; some of them get a huge overreaction (like Swartz's) and some get an under-reaction (like HSBC).
That's the link: that justice is only just if the rules are the same for everyone, and they clearly are not.
WTH not? It was pretty outrageous. I'd be interested to hear your argument that he deserved even 6 months in prison for copyright violation.
> If a crime is not reported it can't be followed up on by law enforcement.
... which is not to say that if a crime is reported, it will be followed up by law enforcement. Many reported crimes are not acted upon at all; some of them get a huge overreaction (like Swartz's) and some get an under-reaction (like HSBC).
That's the link: that justice is only just if the rules are the same for everyone, and they clearly are not.