Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend...
by vageli on Thursday May 23, 2019 @05:19PM
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> I still don't really understand how a journalist, non-U.S. citizen, operating entirely outside the U.S. is being indicted for anything.
> I understand he obtained U.S. documents and published them.
> However, if I obtain on-the-ground images of the Tiananmen Square protests and share them on Facebook with my friend group, should I be subject to Chinese laws?
> I don't live in China, I don't have Chinese citizenship, I've never been to China. Should I be subject to Chinese law?
Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend...
by sneak on Thursday May 23, 2019 @07:52PM
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I am fairly certain that Julian Assange is doing or attempting literally everything theoretically or practically possible to avoid traveling to the United States.
> I understand he obtained U.S. documents and published them.
> However, if I obtain on-the-ground images of the Tiananmen Square protests and share them on Facebook with my friend group, should I be subject to Chinese laws?
> I don't live in China, I don't have Chinese citizenship, I've never been to China. Should I be subject to Chinese law?
No but I wouldn't travel to China in that case.