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Yep. There are ethical rules for Journalism, which are enshrined in law in many places. One of the rules is that a Journalist may receive stolen information and
by cjensen 8y ago
Yep. There are ethical rules for Journalism, which are enshrined in law in many places. One of the rules is that a Journalist may receive stolen information and publish it. But a Journalist may not themselves steal the information, or participate or aid in obtaining private information.
Right now, it looks to me like Assange lied that he was going to help hack anything. I don't see how this is a crime under US law. It's a very weak case, and they cannot lawfully charge him with anything not mentioned in the extradition request. This all changes if they have actual proof he did try to hack a password though.
- duxup 8y agoIt will be interesting to see how / if this plays out in court. I don't really trust Assange to tell his own story honestly as it is so I kinda want to see what anyone can prove when the rubber hits the road.
- rurban 8y agoYou don't need to trust Assange or the Government. Manning already stated that the allegation is categorally wrong. And there's no proof that they did it. But they still went with it, just to get him extradited. A common tactic.
- Fjolsvith 8y agoPeople get sent to jail all the time for conspiring to commit a crime yet never following through with it. I spent 10 years in federal prison and met lots of those people. Do not verbally agree to any illegal act. Doing so is a crime, 1st amendment rights notwithstanding, and regardless of your intent of whether or not you will carry through with the act.
- HeWhoLurksLate 8y agoWould you be willing to share a bit of what happened, so that others know what not to do / why not to do it?
- Fjolsvith 8y agoJust don't agree to any crime, whether verbally or in textual communication. If you are talking you can be overheard or recorded. You just need one or two witnesses to testify they heard or saw you discussing the crime. Its still okay to nod and wink, though.
- pfranz 8y ago> There are ethical rules for Journalism, which are enshrined in law in many places. One of the rules is that a Journalist may receive stolen information and publish it. I think the line is that specific acts of journalism are protected, but there's nothing special about journalists as people.