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Don't they realize how weird it is for them to have to be spelling it out like this? There's a bigger problem when it's just assumed by everyone the government
by cupcake-unicorn 13y ago
Don't they realize how weird it is for them to have to be spelling it out like this? There's a bigger problem when it's just assumed by everyone the government is going to do this...
- baddox 13y agoIt's not that weird, since they are known to torture whistleblowers.
- cupcake-unicorn 13y agoWell, that's what makes it so weird, honestly. By making the statement, they're in a way admitting that yes, that's what they're known for, otherwise it wouldn't have to be clarified. You'd think that if they could keep Prism under wraps for so long, that they'd have resources to cover up the torturing stuff!
- meepmorp 13y agoMany countries refuse to extradite people if they face the death penalty or other extreme punishments. Given that the US has the death penalty at the federal level, an assurance that Snowden won't potentially die for the leaking is a plausibly necessary gesture.