Freedom Of Information Freedom of information is a must for our civil society to understand where we came from, create and share new ideas, and build on those ideas. That is why I don't understand why Aaron Swartz was prosecuted so unfairly, Aaron was all about freedom of information and for the Justice Department to target him so unfairly is not right. Why is it the the Justice Department went after him the way they did and not a banker from Wall Street that did damage to our economy.