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He's in Sweden, which is a reasonable country. It is very unlikely that he'd get into any kind of trouble over posting this.
by ryanlol 7y ago
He's in Sweden, which is a reasonable country. It is very unlikely that he'd get into any kind of trouble over posting this.
- 49para 7y agoJulian Assange might disagree.
- lostmyoldone 7y agoThat case was an odd one, for sure, but it was also so odd that one can't really use it as comparison. The only thing that's comparable was the pirate bay thing. I'm not going to say it was caused by innoffical, illegal, pressure from some influential country or person, but sometimes it feels like the only plausible explanation. Not only did the prosecutor act strangely, but also, reading accounts of what Assanges lawyer or witnesses has said in court ( regarding the extradition request ) is ... cringy more often than not.
- esoterica 7y agoDoes a “reasonable” country not prosecute people for committing crimes?
- lostmyoldone 7y agoIn a reasonable country, the prosecutors office and the police are supposed to prioritize crimes that cause the greater danger to people, and/or to the society. If prosecuting is unlikely to increase safety and well being, the resources are better used where such positive effects can be achieved. Prosecutors and police alike certainly doesn't have a perfect track record in this regard, there's still quite some room for improvement.
- esoterica 7y agoSo we should just not prosecute fraud/theft and other nonviolent or white collar crimes at all?
- ryanlol 7y agoYeah, for actual crimes.