Given our treatment to other whistleblowers, fleeing the country was the only way he wouldn't have spent his life in prison. Federal prosecutors would have sought treason (punishable by death), and then probably accepted a plea of life in prison.
I'd have more pity for him if he stayed in the country as well, but if I were in his shoes, I probably would have gotten the hell out as well.
Replies to: "If he didn't flee, he would have been given the Bradley Manning treatment"
- NYTimes on Snowden Jan. 1 [LINK]
- jimbasil - 8:45am 1/2/14
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- Here's a pretty decent counterargument. [LINK]
- ND_in_ATL - 6:04pm 1/4/14
- This article has not much cred - - jimbasil - 10:55am 1/6/14
- Agree that part of the article is unfortunate - ND_in_ATL - 12:09pm 1/6/14
- If by Manning - - jimbasil - 12:40pm 1/6/14
- Agree that part of the article is unfortunate - ND_in_ATL - 12:09pm 1/6/14
- This article has not much cred - - jimbasil - 10:55am 1/6/14
- The whole thing is deeply concerning. - iairishcheeks - 1:27am 1/3/14
- How should he have gone about it? - ND_in_ATL - 5:16pm 1/4/14
- Not sure, but I am quite certain it could have been done better. - iairishcheeks - 2:11am 1/5/14
- How should he have gone about it? - ND_in_ATL - 5:16pm 1/4/14
- Snowden is a HERO. Will the next whistle-blower please stand up? [NT] - ZibbyFire - 7:55pm 1/2/14
- IMO, Snowden doesn't deserve amnesty. He sold out his own country to China and the Russians......... - NDinTN - 5:06pm 1/2/14
- How is it you have this information about Snowden giving China and Russia NSA secrets? - jimbasil - 5:48pm 1/2/14
- Don't you think Snowden had to pay a price to China and Russia for asylum in their countries? Both.. - NDinTN - 4:39pm 1/3/14
- I think it's a lot less Robert Ludlum than you guys make it out to be. - jimbasil - 5:43pm 1/3/14
- Facts really bother you, don't they? You have your mind made up there's no... - iairishcheeks - 1:33am 1/3/14
- You'll help me out with the facts, I'm sure of it. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:56pm 1/3/14
- Don't you think Snowden had to pay a price to China and Russia for asylum in their countries? Both.. - NDinTN - 4:39pm 1/3/14
- How is it you have this information about Snowden giving China and Russia NSA secrets? - jimbasil - 5:48pm 1/2/14
- I have mixed feelings on this, but one thing I am sure of.... - BaronVonZemo - 1:10pm 1/2/14
- I agree [NT] - ND_in_ATL - 5:15pm 1/4/14
- I'd feel more sympathy for him if he hadn't fled the country. - Iggle - 3:22pm 1/2/14
- If he didn't flee, he would have been given the Bradley Manning treatment - ND_in_ATL - 6:21pm 1/4/14
- ! [NT] - jimbasil - 6:43pm 1/2/14
- Ah, if he was a Graduate of an agreed to University it'd be okay with you. - jimbasil - 3:36pm 1/2/14
- Now hold on Jim. Obama went to Harvard & private schools his whole life too....... - BaronVonZemo - 5:28pm 1/2/14
- Another who didn't get it. - jimbasil - 6:05pm 1/2/14
- Oh, I got it. I just noticed that your list was a bit...shall we say...one sided. Regarding the - BaronVonZemo - 6:14pm 1/2/14
- If he were a traitor he would have disclosed the secrets to another country - jimbasil - 6:23pm 1/2/14
- Oh, I got it. I just noticed that your list was a bit...shall we say...one sided. Regarding the - BaronVonZemo - 6:14pm 1/2/14
- Another who didn't get it. - jimbasil - 6:05pm 1/2/14
- Now hold on Jim. Obama went to Harvard & private schools his whole life too....... - BaronVonZemo - 5:26pm 1/2/14
- Yes. In other words, I wouldn't support you doing it. - Iggle - 4:27pm 1/2/14
- Yeah, we can't take you at your word then... - jimbasil - 4:32pm 1/2/14
- You are such an incredible tard. - Iggle - 4:45pm 1/2/14
- You could have left the conversation at - jimbasil - 5:02pm 1/2/14
- And you still don't get the point. - Iggle - 5:33pm 1/2/14
- Really? You just wrote that and you believe that? - jimbasil - 5:56pm 1/2/14
- Iggle's point about deterrence of future leaks seems valid regardless of anyone's opinion of Snowden - BaronVonZemo - 6:24pm 1/2/14
- He's not talking about deterrence - jimbasil - 6:32pm 1/2/14
- Read the post , dumbass. - Iggle - 6:39pm 1/2/14
- You mean this one or the one where you misspelled capisce? - jimbasil - 6:44pm 1/2/14
- Either/or. Well, maybe both, in your case. And try to sound out the words. - Iggle - 7:18pm 1/2/14
- You mean this one or the one where you misspelled capisce? - jimbasil - 6:44pm 1/2/14
- Read the post , dumbass. - Iggle - 6:39pm 1/2/14
- He's not talking about deterrence - jimbasil - 6:32pm 1/2/14
- Iggle's point about deterrence of future leaks seems valid regardless of anyone's opinion of Snowden - BaronVonZemo - 6:24pm 1/2/14
- Really? You just wrote that and you believe that? - jimbasil - 5:56pm 1/2/14
- Delete [NT] - Iggle - 5:31pm 1/2/14
- Delete [NT] - Iggle - 5:31pm 1/2/14
- And you still don't get the point. - Iggle - 5:33pm 1/2/14
- You could have left the conversation at - jimbasil - 5:02pm 1/2/14
- You are such an incredible tard. - Iggle - 4:45pm 1/2/14
- Yeah, we can't take you at your word then... - jimbasil - 4:32pm 1/2/14
- Now hold on Jim. Obama went to Harvard & private schools his whole life too....... - BaronVonZemo - 5:28pm 1/2/14
- Putin would give him temporary asylum just as a dig to the US and Obama - jimbasil - 1:24pm 1/2/14
- Here's a pretty decent counterargument. [LINK]
- ND_in_ATL - 6:04pm 1/4/14