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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 24â??30 months of imprisonment.
> Sentencing Table (effective Nov. 2012)
> (showing months of imprisonment)[25][26]
> Offense Level â?? 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/
>>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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