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If his leak was not of particular value, then he is more deserving of punishment? This would have a chilling effect on leaking, to say the least. Miscalculati
by jlgreco 13y ago
If his leak was not of particular value, then he is more deserving of punishment?
This would have a chilling effect on leaking, to say the least. Miscalculating the public's capacity to care should not increase your sentence.
- tome 13y agoYou're right that there is a certain paradox in what I wrote. "If he has leaked something of value to America and the world then he should not be punished. But if he has leaked nothing of value then there was no need for it to be secret, and he should not be punished!" I dunno. At the very least it would be nice to have the evidence out in full before jumping to conclusions.