Assange, the law of limitation, and the next eight days

Re:Assange, the law of limitation, and the next eight days by hahainternet on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @09:06AM (#10040682)

> Pretty outrageous that the prosecutor hasn't questioned him in London by now. This has been a huge police cost and is a great disservice to the alleged victims who would surely want the case to progress quickly.

Which is Assange's fault, as he's fleeing justice at the same time as demanding others face justice.

I can't stand the hypocritical bastard, he's damaged his movement more than anyone else ever could.

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Re:Assange, the law of limitation, and the next eight days by Asbostos on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @10:46AM (#10041427)

But what if he's right about the risk of being extradited from Sweden to the US? If that happens, the US will surely be far more brutal and punish him for Wikileaks things. We've seen them to it to Manning and threaten it to Snowden.

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Re:Assange, the law of limitation, and the next eight days by hahainternet on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @12:17PM (#10042209)

Then perhaps he should become a martyr instead of a pariah. I certainly don't think that he can morally justify some of his Wikileaks actions and the resultant drama around it has completely ruined the cause.

He has done more to harm the movement for greater transparency than anything else. There are people who quote him saying he doesn't mind the death of civilians as they are complicit due to their actions. This is the motivation used by terorrists.

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