Thanks that is very interesting I will pass the knowledge to others I know From what I understand Aaron was profoundly unhinged by the fact that he would have to live his life as a convicted felon and that was his major issue
Pure sadness ... Sent from my iPhoney On 01.01.2014, at 21:28, Jim Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > No, I'm sorry, I have no links with other MIT alums. > > One big misunderstanding that would have been able to clear up with aaron > swartz had I been aware of his situation, that I hope other readers will now > learn, is the issue of how much time he (or other federal defendants) would > have faced if convicted. Federal criminal laws generally include with them a > statement of the maximum punishment that can be applied: They are generally > even numbers, such as "5 years", "10 years", "15 years" or so. However, such > statements are basically archaic: In 1987, the laws were changed (prisoners > called it "new law") to calculate sentences based on the defendant's criminal > history, the severity of the crime, and other facts. See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Sentencing_Guidelines > > The following sentencing table is part of that Wikipedia article. I assume > that Aaron Swartz would have had a "zero" "criminal history", in other words > the Column labelled "I" (0 or 1) would have been used. An offense level up > to 8 would have specified a sentence between 0 and 6 months. I would have > to look up the specific charges to see what he faced, but I strongly doubt > that he would have been sentenced to over 2 years, and probably under 1 year. > > Jim Bell > > ================quote from Wikipedia begins================ > > Sentencing table > The sentencing table is an integral part of the U.S. Sentencing > Guidelines.[24] > The Offense Level (1-43) forms the vertical axis of the Sentencing Table. The > Criminal History Category (I-VI) forms the horizontal axis of the Table. The > intersection of the Offense Level and Criminal History Category displays the > Guideline Range in months of imprisonment. "Life" means life imprisonment. > For example, the guideline range applicable to a defendant with an Offense > Level of 15 and a Criminal History Category of III is 24–30 months of > imprisonment. > Sentencing Table (effective Nov. 2012) > (showing months of imprisonment)[25][26] > Offense Level ↓ Criminal History Category > (Criminal History Points) > I > (0 or 1) II > (2 or 3) III > (4,5,6) IV > (7,8,9) V > (10,11,12) VI > (13+) > Zone A 1 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 > 2 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 1-7 > 3 0-6 0-6 0-6 0-6 2-8 3-9 > 4 0-6 0-6 0-6 2-8 4-10 6-12 > 5 0-6 0-6 1-7 4-10 6-12 9-15 > 6 0-6 1-7 2-8 6-12 9-15 12-18 > 7 0-6 2-8 4-10 8-14 12-18 15-21 > 8 0-6 4-10 6-12 10-16 15-21 18-24 > Zone B 9 4-10 6-12 8-14 12-18 18-24 21-27 > 10 6-12 8-14 10-16 15-21 21-27 24-30 > 11 8-14 10-16 12-18 18-24 24-30 27-33 > Zone C 12 10-16 12-18 15-21 21-27 27-33 30-37 > 13 12-18 15-21 18-24 24-30 30-37 33-41 > Zone D 14 15-21 18-24 21-27 27-33 33-41 37-46 > 15 18-24 21-27 24-30 30-37 37-46 41-51 > 16 21-27 24-30 27-33 33-41 41-51 46-57 > 17 24-30 27-33 30-37 37-46 46-57 51-63 > 18 27-33 30-37 33-41 41-51 51-63 57-71 > 19 30-37 33-41 37-46 46-57 57-71 63-78 > 20 33-41 37-46 41-51 51-63 63-78 70-87 > 21 37-46 41-51 46-57 57-71 70-87 77-96 > 22 41-51 46-57 51-63 63-78 77-96 84-105 > 23 46-57 51-63 57-71 70-87 84-105 92-115 > 24 51-63 57-71 63-78 77-96 92-115 100-125 > 25 57-71 63-78 70-87 84-105 100-125 110-137 > 26 63-78 70-87 78-97 92-115 110-137 120-150 > 27 70-87 78-97 87-108 100-125 120-150 130-162 > 28 78-97 87-108 97-121 110-137 130-162 140-175 > 29 87-108 97-121 108-135 121-151 140-175 151-188 > 30 97-121 108-135 121-151 135-168 151-188 168-210 > 31 108-135 121-151 135-168 151-188 168-210 188-235 > 32 121-151 135-168 151-188 168-210 188-235 210-262 > 33 135-168 151-188 168-210 188-235 210-262 235-293 > 34 151-188 168-210 188-235 210-262 235-293 262-327 > 35 168-210 188-235 210-262 235-293 262-327 292-365 > 36 188-235 210-262 235-293 262-327 292-365 324-405 > 37 210-262 235-293 262-327 292-365 324-405 360-life > 38 235-293 262-327 292-365 324-405 360-life 360-life > 39 262-327 292-365 324-405 360-life 360-life 360-life > 40 292-365 324-405 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life > 41 324-405 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life > 360-life > 42 360-life 360-life 360-life 360-life > 360-life 360-life > 43 life life life life life life > > > From: Cari Machet <[email protected]> > To: Jim Bell <[email protected]> > Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 1:04 AM > Subject: Re: Jacob Appelbaum in Germany > > I sincerely wish you could have helped aaron it is all beyond sad and though > some of his projects are being carried out i think we have to do more - Yes I > am aware you are an alumni - do u have connections with other alumni ? We > think the alumni are a pressure point they cld not ignore > > Will connect with you further as the project progresses > > Thanks very very much > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 31.12.2013, at 20:59, Jim Bell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am an alum of MIT (Class of 1980; Chemistry). I've just read the >> Wikipedia article on Aaron Swartz, and I am very sympathetic to him. I >> wish I'd been aware of his situation while he was alive; I might have been >> able to help, and would have tried to do so. >> Jim Bell >> >> >> From: Cari Machet <[email protected]> >> To: Silent1 <[email protected]> >> Cc: cpunks <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:03 AM >> Subject: Re: Jacob Appelbaum in Germany >> >> dear sir >> >> we are reaching out to MIT alumni to make a public call of outrage re >> among other things the aaron swartz treatment by MIT would u b willing >> to b included? >> >> specifically we would b asking for shifts in functionality not just >> complaining to the bricks >> >> THANKS >> >> On 12/31/13, Silent1 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Ahh, Dogecoin, didn't an online wallet service of theirs get hacked last >> > week and completely cleaned out of hundreds of thousands of coins? >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: cypherpunks [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> > coderman >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 8:51 AM >> > To: Griffin Boyce >> > Cc: cpunks >> > Subject: Re: Jacob Appelbaum in Germany >> > >> > On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 12:32 AM, Griffin Boyce <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>... >> >> I prefer my shared hallucinations to be in the form of Lindens [1], ... >> > >> > >> > i'll let you cypherpunks in on a secret financial tip: >> > the smart money banks in dogecoin: http://dogecoin.com/ >> >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> Cari Machet >> NYC 646-436-7795 >> [email protected] >> AIM carismachet >> Skype carimachet - 646-652-6434 >> Syria +963-099 277 3243 >> Amman +962 077 636 9407 >> Berlin +49 152 11779219 >> Twitter: @carimachet <https://twitter.com/carimachet> >> >> Ruh-roh, this is now necessary: This email is intended only for the >> addressee(s) and may contain confidential information. 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