Snowden Sees Some Victories, from a Distance

Re:Snowden Sees Some Victories, from a Distance by toxican on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @08:49AM (#9575926)

I guess this is kind of where I'm at with him. Although I don't really think he's a "bad guy". What he did was treason and it was "wrong", but I think in this case the ends justify the means. What he exposed was far worse than how he did it.

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Re:Snowden Sees Some Victories, from a Distance by diyorgasms on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @09:44AM (#9576224)

You do realize that the crime of treason is codified in the United States Constitution, and that what Snowden did in no way meets the criteria enumerated there. Careful throwing the word "treason" around like that, it can make you appear ignorant.

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Re:Snowden Sees Some Victories, from a Distance by eatbuckyballs on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @10:31AM (#9576541)

It's likely he'll see the charges of "Aiding the Enemy", "Illegal disclosure of Classified Information", and "Unauthorized removal and retention of Classified information". That said, Treason isn't as hard to apply as people are making it out to be.

“If you think that one, Al Qaeda and similar groups are the enemy for purposes of treason; two, his actions assisted them in operations against the U.S.; and three, that was his intention,” Harrison said, “then the argument that it was treason is pretty good.” - John Harrison UVA LAW specializing in constitutional law and history.

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Re:Snowden Sees Some Victories, from a Distance by Lawtonfogle on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @10:33AM (#9576556)

People are celebrated for treason. Like George Washington.

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