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The FBI is not allowed to break the law, and the Constitution is the law. If Snowden showed that some people in government were violating the Constitution, and
by chris_mahan 13y ago
The FBI is not allowed to break the law, and the Constitution is the law.
If Snowden showed that some people in government were violating the Constitution, and other people in government were trying to suppress his evidence, would that not mean that the people trying to suppress the evidence are complicit with the violators?
Even if these people didn't swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, it is still the law, and they are still bound to obey it.
So, what's the penalty for helping someone violate the US Constitution? And who enforces that?
- kamjam 13y agoYeah, but even if it was proven beyond a reasonable doubt what's the likelihood they would get anything more than a slap on the wrist when they state it was to "defend your freedom"?
- bediger4000 13y agoI doubt they'd get a slap on the wrist. Maybe a sticky note saying "don't do that again, mmmkay?" Take a look at 20 years of FBI shootings without a single unjustified shooting: http://rt.com/usa/fbi-justified-every-shooting-report-035/ http://rt.com/usa/fbi-justified-every-shooting-report-035/
- tedunangst 13y agoSuppressing evidence sounds like something that would have happened considerably later, after they had reviewed Snowden's email records. Reviewing Snowden's email records seems like a reasonable means for the FBI to determine if they are dealing with a whistleblower or a saboteur. We are all convinced Snowden is a whistleblower, but the FBI isn't likely to believe that just because he says so.
- chris_mahan 13y agoUh, it didn't exactly look like they were trying to figure out whether he was a whistleblower. It rather looked like they wanted to capture him and put him in solitary confinement, with little intention of going after those who apparently violated the law, to silence him, to stop him from embarrassing the United States government.
- malandrew 13y agoParticipating in a drug deal to convict someone of the crime is certainly one example of them breaking the law. IMHO, they should only be allowed to arrest someone in a drug deal between two bona-fide drug dealers. Participating as one of the two parties in a transaction should be illegal.
- Cthulhu_ 13y agoI wouldn't be sure, I'm pretty sure legal entities are allowed to employ entrapment in a lot of cases. Watch episodes of Cops, for example, they will attempt to buy drugs and arrest the dealer, or attempt to get people to solicit prostitution from an undercover (female) officer. Basically, people should stick to the law; dealing drugs or soliciting paid sex are both crimes, no matter who you do it to/with.