> so what exactly will this accomplish other than lending support to Assange's stated reasons for hiding in an embassy to begin with? When a system is failing

> so what exactly will this accomplish other than lending support to Assange's stated reasons for hiding in an embassy to begin with? When a system is failing it enters a death spiral where the pool from which it can hire people gets shallower and shallower (less people are interested in working for the government) until the only persons left are either morons or sociopaths (who want power)