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I agree with you. It's very hard to defend Assange's actions without appealing to paranoia. If he didn't commit the crimes, he ought to behave as though he has
by fusiongyro 14y ago
I agree with you. It's very hard to defend Assange's actions without appealing to paranoia. If he didn't commit the crimes, he ought to behave as though he has nothing to be afraid of. His flight from law is becoming a bigger story than the actual accusations--it's hard to look innocent while fleeing the authorities. If he really did nothing wrong, the appropriate place to prove it is in court, not on HN.
- mtgx 14y agoShould Dalai Lama turn himself in to the Chinese authorities, too? Even if Assange was completely innocent, that wouldn't stop the US Government from trying to put him in a cell next to Bradley Manning for 2 years, if they were really pissed off at him. These days when you piss of the top hierarchy of the US Government, you're guilty until proven innocent.
- fusiongyro 14y agoLike I said, an appeal to paranoia. Is it really so hard to imagine he might stand a fair trial in either country?
- impldefined 14y agoYes it is. He's committed no crime against the US at all so why do they want him? They can't charge him for anything so it's pretty clear he won't be getting a fair trial or any at all.
- HalibetLector 14y agoAsk Bradley Manning.
- sp332 14y agoFleeing authorities? He's under house arrest with a monitoring anklet and has to sign in at a police station every day. The authorities know where he is every second.
- glogla 14y agoAre you actually saying "one who has done nothing wrong has nothing to fear"? That looks little too naive in this world.
- fusiongyro 14y agoI'm saying the accusations don't bear this level of paranoia.