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Hard to even pretend he did something wrong after this ruling. The government was proven to be acting illegally and likely also unconstitutionally, he had a mor
by Zenbit_UX 6y ago
Hard to even pretend he did something wrong after this ruling. The government was proven to be acting illegally and likely also unconstitutionally, he had a moral imperative to alert the public.
- dx87 6y agoWell, we can't forget that he also took a bunch of information that had nothing to do with this ruling.
- iratewizard 6y agoHe learned from his employer to cast a wide net.
- hosteur 6y agoAnd he published none of it. He gave it to a few trusted journalists exactly to have them sort out what was not deemed in the public interest.
- throw51319 6y agoSo does he also have a moral imperative to stand trial for what laws he himself broke? So basically the US needs to follow their strict laws to the T. But adversaries like Russia and China can play as dirty as they want. Moralists will do well against communist dictatorships, I'm sure.
- mLuby 6y agoHe should, and has offered to do so, but so far the US government has refused him a fair trial. I have faith that the US can behave ethically AND stand strong against foreign powers. Moral authority can be a valuable form of soft power.
- grecy 6y agoI would go so far as to say if the organization you're working for is breaking the law, and you know about it and do nothing, you're an accomplice. So not only did Snowden have a moral imperative to blow the whistle, but a legal one too.