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> The Snowden leaks were quite probably illegal. Not at all. It was required behavior. Until the government enacts a useful whistleblowing program someone who
by EdHominem 10y ago
> The Snowden leaks were quite probably illegal.
Not at all. It was required behavior. Until the government enacts a useful whistleblowing program someone who witnesses criminal actions has literally no legal choice but to leak. Ignoring it and hoping it goes away is the illegal option.
I want my institutions to be fixable from inside but when they aren't, I simply want them fixed.
Re Downvoter - I understand that you're upset but lashing out, especially against the truth, doesn't help.
- mixedCase 10y agoIt was illegal. Which does not stop it from being moral.
- EdHominem 10y agoNo, it was legal because it was a requirement which overrode all lesser orders. No law can compel you to break the law, or cover up abuses of it.
- mixedCase 10y agoThe way he went about it was (and is) illegal. The legal way would have gotten him nowhere, though.
- EdHominem 10y agoThat's not true though. No law can override your requirement to report a crime. If one does, it obviously isn't valid. He had every reason to think this was the minimum he had to do. Which has been shown to be true.