The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange

Re:The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange by ixtli on Thursday November 15, 2018 @06:58PM (#18464735)

The reason we try to uphold freedom of the press isn't to defend people like this or their actions. It always seems pretty clearly bad faith when people make this argument about Assange.

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Re:The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange by kjksf on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:10PM (#18464832)

So far all we know that US is preparing to prosecute Assange for something.

We don't know what that something is so you're jumping to a big conclusion that it has something to do with vague "freedom of the press".

Freedom of press is about things like "government can't interfere with publishing of information through prior restraint" etc.

Freedom of press doesn't provide immunity from crimes.

We can table "freedom of press" discussion until we know what exactly US is accusing Assange of.

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Re:The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange by ixtli on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:22PM (#18464929)

I agree with this. Idk if you meant to reply to the parent.

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