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Assange's living conditions were entirely self inflicted. He could have surrendered himself to the Swedish authorities, undergone a trial and had he served time
by L_Rahman 7y ago
Assange's living conditions were entirely self inflicted. He could have surrendered himself to the Swedish authorities, undergone a trial and had he served time would have spent time in a prison system known for its humane treatment and low recidivism rates: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/26/prison-sweden-not-punishment-nils-oberg https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/26/prison-swede...
I am of course assuming that he wouldn't be extradited to the US, in which case not surrendering was the correct choice.
- boomboomsubban 7y ago>I am of course assuming that he wouldn't be extradited to the US, How can you make this assumption given that he was extradited for the exact reasons he mentioned?
- zepto 7y agoWhen was he extradited?
- boomboomsubban 7y agoHis extradition has been requested, I should have made that clearer.
- zepto 7y agoSeems like if that request is denied then he’ll have confined himself to the embassy for nothing.
- tripzilch 7y agoExcept this whole subthread started over a remark that what he went through wasn't as bad as how the US treats people in its jails. Which was still bad enough to deserve a written condemnation from the UN. The US simply ignores all these reports by various international oversight organisations such as the UN, or the ICC (there are strictly per definition no war criminals among US citizens isn't that great). So yeah, ending up there, especially after you pissed them off, is something to be avoided at all costs. Doesn't mean that someone is deserving of any and all treatment that is strictly "not as bad" (because that's a pretty friggin low bar).
- boomboomsubban 7y agoNot necessarily. If the UK refuses the request, they likely would have accepted the request from Sweden, and Sweden may have then turned him over to the US.
- zepto 7y agoThe OP is about how Sweden has dropped it’s request.
- boomboomsubban 7y agoSo? For most of his confinement, Sweden was prepared to extradite him, meaning the confinement wasn't for nothing even if the UK refuses the request.
- L_Rahman 7y agoI am not making that assumption, only pointing out that my argument hinges on that being the case and concede that if he does get extradited it was smarter from his perspective to be a fugitive.
- seppin 7y agoHe also had/has significant mental issues before the matter began.