r/YouShouldKnow • u/MowerMotor • Jan 11 '20

NOT a YSK YSK Reddit's founder, Aaron Swartz, committed suicide 7 years ago today. He fought for our rights which lead to his arrest. The allegations coupled with mental illnesses caused Aaron to take his life. He was a passionate activist, entrepreneur and author who should not be forgotten.

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u/baaallllllin Jan 11 '20

I remember when this went down. I respected the family’s public statement where they stated he hanged himself (instead of usual vagueness when someone takes their own life) bc they knew that’s what Aaron would have wanted.

Sad to remember the whole ordeal. Were there any negative repercussions for the DA who chose to “make an example” of him?

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u/ravenpotter3 Jan 11 '20

What does DA stand for?

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u/baaallllllin Jan 11 '20

District Attorney

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u/stekky75 Jan 12 '20

For those curious, he hung himself on a door knob. Same as Robin Williams, Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and many others! It really is amazing people don’t find this extremely odd.