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Re:Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $... by mola on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @11:55AM (#21649550)
I was assuming OP is not from Russia where stakes of corruption are higher and the price for heroism is death.
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Re:Russian whistleblower was assassinated after uncovering $... by chmod775 on Thursday November 28, 2019 @03:01PM (#21659829)
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.

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