MIT Attempts To Block Release of Documents In Aaron Swartz Case

Dputiger writes "In the wake of activist Aaron Swartz's suicide, MIT launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to his initial arrest and felony charges. It's now clear that the move was nothing but a face-saving gesture. Moments before the court-ordered release of Swartz's Secret Service file under the Freedom of Information Act, MIT intervened, asking the judge to block the release. Supposedly this is to protect the identities of MIT staff who might be harassed — but government policy is to redact such information already."

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Re:Who?

[smooth wombat]

It was not checking out too many books. He deliberately went into the library, where he didn't have access, and took books which the library had which could only be checked out under strict controls (i.e. the books were rare, old, in bad shape, etc).

You would agree that someone breaking into a library and performing the above acts should be jailed, correct? If not, then apparently breaking and entering isn't a crime in your eyes, nor is stealing something you don't have access to.