Family, Friends Blame Government for Aaron Swartz's Suicide
Highland Park native and Internet activist Aaron Swartz, who committed suicide at 26 last Friday, was tormented unfairly by the federal government, according to those who spoke at his funeral on Tuesday.
Highland Park native Aaron Swartz was remembered as a brilliant, compassionate mind who inspired friends and family alike during a moving funeral service held at Central Avenue Synagogue on Tuesday. The 26-year-old who committed suicide last Friday was also mourned as a victim of unfair treatment by the government. Get local news in a daily email from Patch. It's like getting a free newspaper. Learn more. In the packed to capacity chapel, Swartz's academic mentors, his defense attorney and his father lamented the impending trial Swartz was preparing for that they believe contributed to his depression and led to his decision to hang himself in his New York apartment last week. Swartz co-created the social news website Reddit and founded …
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J.Lyn
10:54 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Do you seriously believe that Aaron's parents ever WANTED to go on T.V. after the death of their child. I am sure that is the very last thing any parent would WANT to do...ever. Oh...I am ready for the comments...but I will never like them...therefore I too speak my mind. Unless you are a member of the Swartz family or have intimate knowledge of the situation Aaron found himself in or even … more ›