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> purposely disclosing classified information like Snowden did will result in prison Not necessarily. General Petraeus purposely handed over documents to his b
by Avenger42 10y ago
> purposely disclosing classified information like Snowden did will result in prison
Not necessarily. General Petraeus purposely handed over documents to his biographer / girlfriend, and he got nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
It seems again to be a high court / low court thing. If you're important enough, your crimes get you lesser sentences, but if not, they throw the book at you.
- gfodor 10y agoA slap on the wrist? It ended his career. (Any charges, etc, were a means to that end, but he resigned.)
- oarsinsync 10y agoCompared to possible life in prison, possible capital punishment, possible gitmo, currently exiled in Russia, I'd say losing one's job is a comparative slap on the wrist
- GVIrish 10y agoTrue, but the magnitude and scope of the disclosures were far different. One would reasonable expect the (potential) punishment to be different.
- Avenger42 10y agoHis public service career may have ended, but he got gigs at several private firms, as well as Harvard, Exeter, and several other universities. I think most people believe it's unlikely Clinton will serve any time for the email lapse; instead, she's considered the front-runner for the White House. On the other hand, Snowden had to flee the country and, like Assange, he may never be able to set foot in a country with the relevant extradition treaties. I think the high/low court point still stands.