In his younger age people actually cared about honouring the rights of the accused more so than today. I'm older than Assange is, and I can tell you that is la

In his younger age people actually cared about honouring the rights of the accused more so than today. I'm older than Assange is, and I can tell you that is laughably wrong. I have grown up with the idea that if The Man(tm) wants to stick you with something, they'll find something that will stick, and I'm rarely disappointed. I'd bet a paycheck that one could find examples going back a thousand years. I know the phrase "don't poke the bear" has been around a lot longer than either Assange or I.