The Framing of Assange

[Belsnickel]

(10-20-2016, 10:09 AM)xxlt Wrote: Ah, good clarification. Thanks.

But, in this case the "man" in the videos beating 3 different women is the US government, right? So, not sure if expecting protection and fair treatment of the whistle blower from "the man" is realistic...

The only case I am aware of with similar dynamics is the (Pentagon Papers) Ellsberg case, and last I checked I think Ellsberg was advocating for both of these guys. That carries a lot of weight with me, but I fully admit both the Snowden and Assange cases are complex and I am nowhere near intimately familiar with all the ins and outs of either...

I know that there is a lot of skepticism about fair treatment of whistle blowers in this country, especially when it comes to this sort of thing. But my position is that laws are in place for a reason and not everyone in the government is going to be coming after you. Had he approached someone he trusted in the government, even if it had been an elected official he felt would help, and gone that route than my opinion of him would be much greater. Our government is massive, and believe it or not (not necessarily directed at you specifically) most people in it want to do the right thing. Government workers are people, too, and are subject to the same violations of liberties and rights as anyone else.

If he had gone this route, public opinion would have been overwhelmingly on his side, and in that situation the government would have an extremely hard time throwing the book at him, especially if he had followed the guidelines laid out in whistle blower laws.