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		Evbn on Jan 14, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Attorney Chided Swartz On Day of Suicide Someone who is not convicted cannot be pardoned.

Wingman4l7 on Jan 14, 2013 [–]

True. Improper legal term aside, I imagine that what they really mean is "issue a formal apology for this aggressive and needless prosecution".

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