reply to post by v1rtu0s0
Uhm.. let me try again.
Did Assange break any US laws / commit a crime? Yes
Has the DOJ filed any charges as of yet? No
There is no question he violated US law, just as there is no question about the number of people who speed while going to and coming home from work on
a daily basis. Just because they are speeding doesn't mean they are going to get a ticket that day. It could come down the road, or it could never
come at all.
Just because they dont get the ticket doesn't mean they aren't violating the law. Some other things to tkae into consideration -
A recent court ruling defining bloggers as non news entities (I need to do some more research to see if its state or federal).
Peoples misunderstanding of the Pentagon papers. Contrary to popular belief the Supreme Court ruling did not extend protection to news papers when it
comes to printing classified material. All the ruling did was prevented the government from using the argument of embarrassment as a basis for prior
restraint.
The 2 journalists involved in the pentagon papers were charged with a crime, and it made it to court. Due to a clerical error on the part of the
Prosecuting Attorney the charges were dismissed by the court.
People misunderstanding the legal US definition of whistle blower. That only works when the reporting is based on evidence of criminal wrong doing /
cover-up. In this case the number of documents released, which showed absolutely no criminal wrongdoing at any level in almost 99.9% of the released
documents. Meaning whistle blower statutes won't apply.
As I said though, just because he broke the law doesn't mean he is going to be charged with a crime. If wishing made it so.....
