People don't press charges for lots of reasons. You are picking one and ignoring all the rest because it fits comfortably in your worldview.
it must be nice to put your mind on cruise control.
it must be nice to put your mind on cruise control.
> “The criminal investigation and today’s indictment of Mr. Swartz has been directed by the United States Attorney’s Office,” said a statement released by JSTOR on July 19. “It was the government’s decision whether to prosecute, not JSTOR’s. As noted previously, our interest was in securing the content. Once this was achieved, we had no interest in this becoming an ongoing legal matter.”
http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N30/swartz.html
unfortunately, the full statement link on their site is no longer live.
All that says is "we're not pressing charges."
You've added nothing to the discussion!