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		paxys on Oct 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IoT hacking and rickrolling my high school distric... They don't legally need it, but such cases are pretty much dead in court without the victim's cooperation so the prosecution will almost always drop it.

EvanAnderson on Oct 12, 2021 | [–]

The Aaron Swartz prosecution continued, even after MIT and JSTOR said they didn't want to press charges, because of a zealous prosecutor.

duped on Oct 12, 2021 | [–]

What happens when the suspect publicly admits to doing it and providing detailed information on the motive and means

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