Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America’ On Life & Death Of Aaron Swartz

D SOUZA Aaron Swartz ░░░░░░░░ an Internet whiz kid ░░░░░░░░ 14 he developed a ░░░░░░░░ way to publish information ░░░░░░░░ the web In his ░░░░░░░░ teens he co founded ░░░░░░░░ company that merged with ░░░░░░░░ to become one of ░░░░░░░░ web s most frequently ░░░░░░░░ social news sites He ░░░░░░░░ a vocal critique of ░░░░░░░░ of the Obama administration ░░░░░░░░ policies SWARTZ The freedoms ░░░░░░░░ in our constitution the ░░░░░░░░ our country have been ░░░░░░░░ on would be suddenly ░░░░░░░░ SPEAKER Aaron Swartz was ░░░░░░░░ by the U S ░░░░░░░░ s office in Massachusetts ░░░░░░░░ allegedly breaking into the ░░░░░░░░ networks in MIT and ░░░░░░░░ without authorization thousands of ░░░░░░░░ articles D SOUZA The ░░░░░░░░ were funded by tax ░░░░░░░░ money and Aaron thought ░░░░░░░░ should be available to ░░░░░░░░ public The government argued ░░░░░░░░ they were copyrighted material ░░░░░░░░ It strikes me disproportionate ░░░░░░░░ used inappropriately to try ░░░░░░░░ bully someone into pleading ░░░░░░░░ to something that strikes ░░░░░░░░ as rather rather minor ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ almost nothing more fundamentally ░░░░░░░░ American than using government ░░░░░░░░ target your political opponents ░░░░░░░░ SOUZA The Company that ░░░░░░░░ the copyrighted articles asked ░░░░░░░░ prosecutors to drop the ░░░░░░░░ But the prosecutor wanted ░░░░░░░░ send Aaron to prison ░░░░░░░░ 11th January 2013 Aaron ░░░░░░░░ took his own life ░░░░░░░░ was twenty six years ░░░░░░░░