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Re:Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video] by bumby on Thursday October 24, 2019 @08:42AM (#21344073)
> His defense is the greater good. That should prevent prosecution.

Do you mean prevent conviction or are you taking the stance claiming "the greater good" means you shouldn't be tried?

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Re:Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video] by late2part on Thursday October 24, 2019 @11:04PM (#21351466)
I meant if he were tried, he should be found not guilty.

Separately, because what he did is prima facie for the greater good, he should not be tried.

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Re:Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video] by bumby on Friday October 25, 2019 @08:19AM (#21354213)
A jury or pardon could conceivably provide the first, but the latter would require a movement away from the rule of law. Outside of a jury or prosecutor, who has claim to make the call that what he did was for the greater good?
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Re:Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video] by late2part on Friday October 25, 2019 @01:45PM (#21357410)
The prosecutor is sufficient.
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