Re: Aaron is [still] dead.

Thank you for this deeply tragic reminder

Lets not forget also the many uncountable folks who are ridiculed, singled
out, threatened, prosecuted, bullied, jailed, kept out of work, and
otherwise have their lives ruined for whatever reason


On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 5:11 AM Ronald Reck <rreck@rrecktek.com> wrote:

> +1
>
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 11:46:08 -0500, David Booth <david@dbooth.org> wrote:
>
> > 10 years ago today the world lost Aaron Swartz at age 26.
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
> >
> > In a disgusting example of "prosecutor as bully", Aaron was threatened
> > with 35+ years of prison -- hounded to his death -- for downloading
> > academic journal articles.  Yes, academic journal articles.  Yes, 35+
> > years of prison.
> >
> > We miss you Aaron.  The world misses you.
> >
> > David Booth
> >
> > > On Sat, 2013-01-12 at 12:06 -0500, Tim Berners-Lee wrote:
> > >> Aaron is dead.
> > >>
> > >> Wanderers in this crazy world,
> > >> we have lost a mentor, a wise elder.
> > >>
> > >> Hackers for right, we are one down,
> > >> we have lost one of our own.
> > >>
> > >> Nurtures, careers, listeners, feeders,
> > >> parents all,
> > >> we have lost a child.
> > >>
> > >> Let us all weep.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> timbl
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
>
>
> Ronald P. Reck
>
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>