Re:Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $...
by mola on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @11:55AM
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I was assuming OP is not from Russia where stakes of corruption are higher and the price for heroism is death.
Re:Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $...
by chmod775 on Thursday November 28, 2019 @03:01PM
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If there wasn't a risk of a high price to be paid by the heroic individual, it wouldn't be very heroic.
Also a friendly reminder that, for instance, Edward Snowden is hiding in Russia of all places from a possible death penalty.
Capital punishment for an ultimataly selfless act, motivated by his moral code and love for a country that very much would like to see him gone for good.
People who express their homosexuality in Russia face repercussions. Someone who opposes racism such as black face in The Netherlands gets repercussions. Someone who leaks a video of war crimes faces repercussions. Expressing your support for these people likely has repercussions as well. They might not be opaque, but think about something as being put on a list (hello Tor Tails) or being bullied as two examples of repercussions.
I mean, murder is just one. There's one thing worse than murdering me, btw. Murdering my offspring, my child. In North Korea they got that one covered. Your whole family will suffer if/when you (attempted to) fled/flee. In our more civilized societies the repercussions are (much) less severe, but I don't believe there are none.