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In reply to the discussion: Reddit Cofounder, Digital Activist Aaron Swartz Dead from Suicide at 26 [View all]AgingAmerican
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Reddit Cofounder, Digital Activist Aaron Swartz Dead from Suicide at 26 [View all]
Newsjock
Jan 2013
OP
Looks like he was whacked to me. Whenever you do something the world owners don't
valerief
Jan 2013
#2
With all due respect, why should I believe he was suicidally depressed? Because the MSM
valerief
Jan 2013
#4
With all due respect to you (not much), ... believe you because you say so? Nope.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2013
#13
According to one article I read, the U.S. Attorney handling the case had political ambitions.
Raksha
Jan 2013
#71
Because thought processes that lead to suicide are always so rational. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jan 2013
#39
Suicide has little to do with "reason" or with what one has "going for" oneself.
Codeine
Jan 2013
#52
Sadly Valerief, some of the most brilliant minds are also some of the most tormented minds too...
Pachamama
Jan 2013
#30
Child porn. I think in the days and weeks to come we are going to hear a lot more about Reddit
msanthrope
Jan 2013
#6
Wow, that's a lot of innuendo. Here's what I've read over the past day regarding A.S. and Reddit.
proverbialwisdom
Jan 2013
#53
That is so very sad. He must have been so very depressed about the pending court case.
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#27
Thats why he killed himself, hate to say it but if I was persecuted towards 30 years in F prison
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#37
OK...gender corrected...still doesn't mean the demand for a 30 year sentence wasn't an injustice.
Ken Burch
Jan 2013
#57
Anonymous: Reports indicate the Westboro Baptist Church will picket the funeral of Aaron Swartz.
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2013
#54
I thought so at first, too. But it was Ortiz who pushed for a 4-6 month plea bargain.
randome
Jan 2013
#69
Hopefully I sound like someone who simply wants to know the truth no matter where it leads.
randome
Jan 2013
#77