[cstejerean]

It didn't help that the people trying to shed light on the severity of the situation were met with comments like http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529716

[RegEx]

That comment was in reply to

> If the feds get their way you'll know exactly where to find him for the next 35 years.

I'm asking if people actually knew facts, not some tin-foil hat speculation (even if the tin-foil hat was right on the money).

[cstejerean]

tptacek didn't appear to question Aaron facing 35 years in jail, he was simply stating that actually "spending" that time in jail is unlikely.

See for example another comment from him at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4529809

Edit:

There was nothing tinfoil about it. The indictment was publicly available, and a cursory search of news.google.com also brings up articles like this one

http://techland.time.com/2011/07/19/reddit-co-founder-aaron-...

[RegEx]

I'm sorry, but I don't think you're replying to what I'm asking. I was looking for information from back then that sheds light on the severity of Aaron's situation, not just comments of the doubters. However, the stress of this thread is getting to me, and I need to back out. There's so much anger, sadness, and confusion concentrated in one place. I think it's best for me to step away for a couple of weeks.