Boston (AP) - because of his suicide, friends and admirers for freedom of information activist Aaron hogwarts, as a hero of the die for one's motherland after his death, his fight against the government. A newspaper columnist - piece, accompanied the hogwarts next picture shows that he's in his computer, his head was surrounded by a golden halo - even compare him to an Internet era of Martin Luther King
However, the most close, 26, said watts, hackers genius don't come out is a hero. On the contrary, he is a very shy young man feel blood boiling, hijack the government and big business web site, and hope that make a difference.
And, finally, they say, not hogwarts, fully understand the threat him some reflect.
"This is a personal risk behavior Grimmelmann," said James, who know hogwarts, six years in New York university law school professor. "I don't think he understands how much, the system will be on him for it."
Hogwarts, help create Reddit and RSS, blog, podcast and other Web services based on the order of the technologies behind, child prodigy, was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday.
Hogwarts, friends and family blame federal prosecutors to his suicide, said they in the coming years never pursue him, because he help in millions of federal court documents, rather than the government through its electronic files, a few cents for each page free online. He has never been charged. But three years later, he was accused of in Boston Massachusetts institute of technology of computer network technology download nearly 5 million academic papers in journals, from the online communication center.
, elliott Peters, his lawyer said, prosecutors insist on all his 13 felony charges confessed, and for 4 to 6 months of prison or to 35 years of trial and face. Hogwarts, rejected the offer, he said he didn't want to be labeled as repeat.
Since he died, his family, friends and supporters have never online anger a petition calling for the President barack Obama dismissed federal prosecutors accused him, protected by copyright academic papers flood on the Internet, anyone can see, gave a Twitter in the angry roar. Although even if some of his supporters say they believe that hogwarts, broke the law, they say it's not match severe punishment of crime, is equal to the illegal invasion.
One thing is certain, but no matter how, he may have to watch yourself, death, watts has become how the government to make electronic in the Internet age protests in the face of fierce debate.
The United States federal prosecutors Carmen · ORR di on Wednesday to expand her "heartfelt sympathy" hogwarts, relatives, but continue to defend the charges against him, and said her office practice is correct. She said, she know so angry people who believe that the prosecution of her office, there is no according to hogwarts, and with his suicide.
"But, I have to clear, the office of the behavior is appropriate, in this case, carrying and handling," ORR di in an E-mail statement said. "" career prosecutors dealing with the matter the enforced law difficult task, they take the oath of maintenance, it is reasonable. "
ORR di said earlier, "steal is stolen, no matter you use computer command or crowbar, and whether you need to file, data or us dollars", the victim damage "no matter what you sell, you steal or send people." But she insisted that her office never seek the highest punishment, in watts, never told his lawyer going to.
Robert, watts said, who in his son's funeral, he was "blocked the government," later in the interview, he said he son occasionally to be depressed, but have never been diagnosed with clinical depression patients never take drugs. Suicide, he said, "because of the fact that he is ruthless, incredible pressure."
Whether hogwarts, violation of the law or not, many supporters say he is his own leading role, a modern "free culture" movement leader, to provide information on the Internet for free.
"This kind of crime victims. Said:" he will not in any way to profit, not a penny a points, Glenn, green, the British newspaper "the guardian" hogwarts, online communication for many years columnist. "This is really just a political behavior, to protest the system the pursuit of the lofty cause... I mean, he needs to be shut up in prison threat to social ideas, is obscene just."
Hogwarts, green, "hero", and even compare him to the king, the late leader of the civil rights movement.
"I think when you for civil disobedience, you made a calculation, you probably will have to pay the price," green, the former, the litigation lawyer, said in a telephone interview from his home in Brazil.
Some form of punishment "is an important part of social progress," he admitted - but not like hogwarts, face.
Reporter Juan Williams, the author of several books of the civil rights movement, the comparison of the king and said "so far.
, "Williams said:" I think, suddenly, is a king of figure, this generation in this sense, he is willing to go to challenge him as unjust laws. "Metaphor broke for me, (watts,) don't understand is, in the fighting and bearing the cross, he want to expose themselves, with huge political and emotional cost."



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