He was a prolific writer and practitioner on issues that concern this community very much. He was also a sheer phenomenon in himself in that he grew with the growth of the world wide web and espoused and embodied many of it's inherent virtues and values to society. There is also a pretty strong narrative going that his untimely passing is a close consequence of his beliefs, which influenced many in this sphere (and also those outside of it, who might not even have known him at all).
I don't think you're being disrespectful or callous. Perhaps you're curious, though. The outpouring of information, discussion and attention is in and of itself an indication that this is a very big deal to many here and that it is important to keep this discussion alive and it might be useful to dig into it and see what is being said of all this.
We should be making this much noise more often.
IMHO the best fix that could be done with the justice system is to simply decriminalize many existing classifications of "crime" that are essentially minor and victimless. Even what little Aaron did caused more harm than someone smoking pot in their home or consensual sexting with their 1-year-younger girlfriend.
But I can't overstress enough how all of these failings (computer crime, harsh sentences on negligible offenses) lie at the hands of the legislature at large, not the courts.
That is, what good does receiving an answer to your question do?