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		kamjam on Jan 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Petition To Fire Aaron Swartz’ Prosecutor Reaches ... So how many deaths of individuals threatened with 30 years of prison for minor crimes does it take before this becomes an issue? We supposedly live in a civilised society I would say 1 death is 1 too many.

sageikosa on Jan 15, 2013 [–]

We are living in a post-civilized society, insofar as civilization implies city-rooted social order. We live in the era of continent-scaled nation-states.

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