[unreal37]

So the two options were: 1) Plead not guilty, case drags on for years, costs $millions to defend, get convicted, serve 2-3 years in jail, unable to fight for something you believe in during that time

2) Plead guilty, case is over quickly, not expensive to defend, get convicted, serve 2-3 months in jail, get on with fighting for something you believe in

I would say option #2 is "worth considering".

[graysnorf]

He was facing potentially 35 years in jail, not 2-3 years.

[Evbn]

Different people have different standards. Maybe Aarons choice helped protect people who follow in his footsteps.