- Some crimes that carry lighter sentences than Aaron Swartz faced include manslaughter, selling slaves, genocidal eugenics, helping bin Laden develop a nuke and breaking Justice Scalia's nose. http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/01/14/1441211/killers-slavers-and-bank-robbers-all-face-less-severe-prison-terms-than-aaron-swartz-did/ 485 comments politics