What really kills me is the notion that somebody who's never been a citizen of our country, or stepped foot on American soil, can be charged with violating our laws.
When you ask an American with classified clearance for classified info you can be charged and extradited. But being that the rule of law is dead in America we might as well let him off the hook.
To my knowledge, Manning approached Wikileaks, and Assange simply encouraged him to keep giving him more. That's not a crime. It's journalism. Hell, the "investigative" journalists go way beyond anything like that to manufacture their stories. Assange didn't tell Manning how to hack a computer, help him do it, or anything like that.
Under whose jurisdiction, and which laws am I subject to?
I have zero obligation to honor the laws of foreign countries. I'm an American, and I'm in America. I have an obligation to follow American law. I'm perfectly free to ask a North Korean or a Cuban for classified data from their country as long as doing so doesn't violate American law. Now, if one of those other countries happens to have a law about that sort of thing then it really isn't my problem.
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Fullmetal ago
What really kills me is the notion that somebody who's never been a citizen of our country, or stepped foot on American soil, can be charged with violating our laws.
How the fuck does that work?
undertheshills ago
When you ask an American with classified clearance for classified info you can be charged and extradited. But being that the rule of law is dead in America we might as well let him off the hook.
Fullmetal ago
To my knowledge, Manning approached Wikileaks, and Assange simply encouraged him to keep giving him more. That's not a crime. It's journalism. Hell, the "investigative" journalists go way beyond anything like that to manufacture their stories. Assange didn't tell Manning how to hack a computer, help him do it, or anything like that.
undertheshills ago
Asking for classified info is a crime. Doesnt Matter if they gave you some already if you ask for any it's a crime.
Fullmetal ago
Under whose jurisdiction, and which laws am I subject to?
I have zero obligation to honor the laws of foreign countries. I'm an American, and I'm in America. I have an obligation to follow American law. I'm perfectly free to ask a North Korean or a Cuban for classified data from their country as long as doing so doesn't violate American law. Now, if one of those other countries happens to have a law about that sort of thing then it really isn't my problem.