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		neurotech1 on Jan 16, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Aaron Swartz's Lawyer: MIT Refused Plea Deal Witho... I disagree. Unless he is specifically on suicide watch, suicides in jail do happen. Also, and more importantly, even if they did send him for a 72-hour hold, it is quite possible that they wouldn't hold him for the full 72 hours, or ONLY 72 hours, and then release him.

btilly on Jan 16, 2013 [–]

It is also likely that a brief arbitrary taste of jail would increase his fear of prison, thereby making a suicide more likely.

The jail "offer" was clearly meant to be insulting and does not merit consideration as a serious option in this case.

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