‘Publishing is not a crime’: media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges
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First outlets to publish WikiLeaks material, including the Guardian, come together to oppose prosecution
  • Klypto@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Title is a pretty dumb take.

    Publishing is not a crime, which is correct.

    I cannot be charged with a crime for making posts on Reddit, Lemmy or wiki pages. (I absolutely can be charged by publishing to wiki leaks though under agreements)

    Publishing classified information is treason under Title 18 of the U.S. Code, Section 798

    This is just stupidly obvious.

    The only good thing he did was bring to focus the problem with over classification of information. We now have Controlled Unclassified Information thanks to that.

    • Zippy@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I am on the fence on this one. Personally I don’t think he should be charged as he was somewhat discriminating. That being said, people more support him because he published stuff that made the US look bad.

      But to put this different. If all our personal health records were stolen, would people be fine if Fox or CNN were given a copy and they published it? Likely not.

      Lastly he really is a guy that is hard to like. But that shouldn’t factor.