‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US
‘Julian Assange is free’: Wikileaks founder freed in deal with US
Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after decades fighting US extradition.
Cool, now do Snowden
Making sure he pleads guilty to something that isn't a crime equals America not having freedom of speech.
Espionage is 100% a crime. You may disagree with it being a crime but it's illegal in every country.
With everything that’s going on in the world, I feel like “freedom of speech” doesn’t exist. It’s just a “buzz”.
Just to name a few things;
- You want to criticize Israel? Antisemitism!
- You want to criticize US-related Israel things? Antisemitism!
- You want to provide evidence of crimes? That’s a ‘crime’!
- You are against killing innocent people? Antisemitism!
- You want to protest? You disrupt the order and therefore a crime!
Perhaps it is just me being pessimistic.
"Freedom of speech" does not protect you from social consequences; it protects you from legal consequences.
Perhaps it is just me being
pessimisticantisemitic.FIFY!
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You're conflating the concept of free speech with legal right to free speech...
You've just misunderstood what freedom of speech is. The government won't jail you for your opinions. You can say whatever you want that isn't a threat or call to violence.
Let's be real though. That's why people get to call you names when they disagree with you. They also have that same protected speech.
Protesting is a thing you are doing while exercising your free speech. However, you can be doing 2 things at once. Exercising your free speech while committing the crime of trespassing, etc. That one right doesn't make you legally immune to anything else you're doing.
Of course, people commit crimes while protesting to give their protest some teeth, and in some cases to bring attention to the law they might be protesting. But you should be prepared to be fined and arrested during spicy protests. People sitting in the road acting shocked they get hit and dragged away just make me feel like I'm looking at too many shocked Pikachus. You should expect it. That's why you are there. If you didn't face violence you aren't really showing how strongly you feel. That's what it means to stand against opposition.
Don't make me break out my argument about how the bill of rights is a dead letter. Every single one, including the third.
Nah just you misunderstanding positions and arguments you've overheard.
Worse, it validates the precedent that non-U.S.-citizens can be prosecuted for breaking U.S. law over things they did outside of the U.S.
Really happy that Assange gets to go home, since he's suffered enough personally, but I really don't like the precedent that I can be prosecuted in, say, Israel under Israeli law for things that I did in Wisconsin (e.g. boycotting).
He wasn't charged for his speech, he was charged for leaking classified information...
No it was more than that, he actively helped Chelsea hack into files she didn't have access to. He literally hacked into classified databases of the US military. Much worse than leaking info.
He was not in trouble for leaking information. He literally helped Chelsea hack into classified files she didn't have access to, he actively participated in breaching security inside the US military. Very illegal no matter where you stand.
Freed in exchange for a guilty plea in a plea deal
No justice. 👎 Boo, hiss.
Dude was locked up for longer than we would have had him in prison. Time served was the right choice and reinforces that we're not the country assange wants to paint us as.
He never denied his guilt. Just disagreed with it.
fast forward a few years
"Assange is in critical condition after [near fatal car accident in bumfuck nowhere, mysteriously poisoned, ran off the road, etc.]. Although the incident seems quite suspicious, authorities have already ruled out assassination. If you question this, we will find you."
Where is he?
Right behind you!
Aus.
Too bad his sexual misconduct was never explored
Wow to the people downvoting you need to rethink your definition of informed consent. Julian Assange is a repellent sociopath to anyone with two eyes and an open mind.
Unfortunately, he managed to escape trial until the statute of limitations ran out. But of course, some will defend him as a completely holsum rapist who was framed by the CIA, because you can't believe those lying Swedish women, especially when the accused flees the country known for its humane justice system as soon as he hears he's charged.
Or something bizarre along those lines.