The US DOJ has admitted that they started investigating Aaron Swartz not because of the 2011 JSTOR incident, but instead in 2008 because Aaron published a manifesto for open access to scientific information. This decision to start hounding a non-violent non-dangerous speaker and writer for writing a published article was done by a person. A human being. Someone with a face, and a name. It was some aspiring political appointee, some grey headed civil servant with desk and a pension, or some "sworn leo" with a crewcut, a badge, and a gun. I want to know who this person is. Whoever they are, I deeply doubt that they have the courage of their convictions, to be willing to come out, and stand up, and say what they did. I doubt they will. These people are all utter rank cowards, who hide in the shadows they themselves cast.
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:00:19 +0000