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He stole and leaked evidence of state's illegal activities. If anything he deserves a medal. And state should go to jail. Oh, wait... State is running the jails

• krapp 12y ago
  Killing someone is still a crime if it's in self defense - that's why we have trials, to weigh intent and consequence and such. What Snowden did can be justifiable, and still be a crime. Although I suppose it's a moot argument to make if one assumes no such thing as a fair trial can exist.
  • Tomte 12y ago
    Is it? I don't know about the construction of crime in America, but it surprises me. In Germany there are three prongs to a crime, all of which must be fulfilled: elements of the crime, lawlessness and guilt. Self-defense voids the lawlessness, thus the property of being a crime. If you do it differently, how do you handle ancillary legal question, like civil compensations and damages? Are there special rules for that?
    • krapp 12y ago
      I'm not a lawyer. You may be right and I may be completely wrong. But, at the very least, it takes a trial to be found not guilty, so it seems there is a crime to be found not guilty of.