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I agree with your perspective, with the exception of a slight modification to #3. I believe that leaking should be a crime, but I also believe that if the cour
by haberman 13y ago
I agree with your perspective, with the exception of a slight modification to #3. I believe that leaking should be a crime, but I also believe that if the court of public opinion judges the original secret worse than the leak, that it should become politically out-of-bounds to actually prosecute the case.
I think there's a world of difference between Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden. And while I think Manning's treatment has been harsh, I do think he should be prosecuted because he was reckless and untargeted. Snowden clearly has a much more focused goal and surgical approach.
- tptacek 13y agoI don't know enough about what happened with Snowden to have an opinion about him one way or another; I'm just not of the opinion that leaks are by default heroic.
- pvnick 13y agoWhat if one of Kim Jung Un's subordinates leaks details on "abuses" in the prison camp system? Technically he's breaking the law - North Korea's law - but I think it would be difficult to say that it would be the wrong thing to do. Also, if these reports are accurate, then I wouldn't necessarily consider that analogy too hyperbolic.
- RobAtticus 13y agoThe key phrase in tptacek's comment would be "by default."