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Not really related, but I noticed the name of the prosecuting attorney: Carmen M. Ortiz.

She's the one who prosecuted Aaron Swartz IIRC

She also prosecuted the Boston Marathon bombing suspect and moments after he was apprehended, held an impromptu press conference where she declared that he would not be read his Miranda rights because he was a "public safety threat" [0].

[0] http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/23/dzhokhar-ts...

You are right. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Ortiz

Reading the Wikipedia article about this woman is a bit infuriating. I can see why she's considered to be overzealous.

She's being "tough on crime". It's a pubic prosecutors step to public office.

She's the US District Attorney for Massachusetts, so any federal case in Massachusetts is going to run through her office.

Oh boy here comes the congestive dissonance

I know HN is not the place for 1-line witty quips but congestive dissonance made me laugh out loud. Thanks for the laughter!

Back to the topic, real life is complex. The same person fighting against us on one issue can be working with us on another one. The "good guys/bad guys" narrative is deeply anchored in our storytelling arts but it's also a gross caricature of reality.

In the business realm, consider Apple and Samsung who both collaborate on projects and actively sue each other.

Ah, the perils of typing on a phone.

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