> ...so by implication you're saying it's immoral to enforce laws against all lesser offenses... After reading and re-reading the rest of this subthread, I thi

> ...so by implication you're saying it's immoral to enforce laws against all lesser offenses... After reading and re-reading the rest of this subthread, I think there's an error here. I don't see that shit_parade was saying that; they were just expressing frustration at what appears to be disproportionate resources dedicated to prosecuting the likes of Barrett Brown vs. resources dedicated to prosecuting state-sponsored torturers. (For the record, I recognize that all moral issues aside, prosecuting state-sponsored torturers is a lot harder than prosecuting someone like Barrett Brown.) I don't see anything in their comment that implied the morality of enforcing laws against lesser offenses. Or maybe more clearly: "I wish those in power guilty of torture would be punished" is not quite the same as, "Those in power guilty of torture should be punished before anyone else is".