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Fair criticism that I might have started to be a dick. Sorry about that. On the productive side, do you have any suggestions regarding a way to make a whistleb
by BWStearns 11y ago
Fair criticism that I might have started to be a dick. Sorry about that.
On the productive side, do you have any suggestions regarding a way to make a whistleblower law that increases the odds of "good whistleblowers" without just saying "we're done enforcing classification"? Our disagreement over whether or not Manning's dump does anything for democracy is actually a great illustration of why it's hard to make such laws/policies.
Criticizing me for not figuring out a better solution isn't suggesting a better solution. I honest to god want to hear one. Hell, I'll throw out something I can at least lie myself into seeming like a good idea:
A leaker, believing public disclosure of classified material to be necessary in order to uphold their oath to the constitution, is not subject to the Espionage Act if they immediately submit themselves to the authority of the Supreme Court where a [unanimous|8|7|6|5] vote decision is required to press charges of [insert relevant non-espionage act crimes here, stealing gov't property, clearance violations, etc], and if so which charges to press.
- nitrogen 11y agoIf you want to preserve classification, I'd work on the training and motive side, rather than what happens after a leak. Prevent the leaks by preventing activity that motivates leakers. Punish anyone who sells information for direct cash or commercial favors. Make it clear what information will result in immediate physical harm if leaked, and don't abuse the classification system to hide embarrassing, negligent, corrupt, or criminal behavior. Don't engage in mass surveillance. In general when I solve a problem I try to go as close to the source as possible, and/or look at a layer of abstraction that isn't often considered.