> And people wonder why Snowden didn't turn himself in
Because he literally confessed to breaking a number of very serious laws?
Literally his only hopes of escaping a conviction are 1) a prosecutor refusing to charge him (snowball's chance in hell), 2) a pardon, 3) some kind jury nullification. Whatever you think about the morality of his actions, what he did was indisputably illegal. "I thought I was doing the right thing, and many people agree," is not an actual legal defense.
And honestly, I think if Snowden had turned himself in, it would have made him more admirable and brave, and place his actions clearly in the "civil disobedience" category.
What Snowden did was herioc and needed to happen. The fact that he had to break awful oppressive laws to do it is an indictment of the laws, not Snowden.
> What Snowden did was herioc and needed to happen. The fact that he had to break awful oppressive laws to do it is an indictment of the laws, not Snowden.
The laws he broke weren't awful and oppressive, it's just that "legal" and "moral" are categories that will never completely align.
Because he literally confessed to breaking a number of very serious laws?
Literally his only hopes of escaping a conviction are 1) a prosecutor refusing to charge him (snowball's chance in hell), 2) a pardon, 3) some kind jury nullification. Whatever you think about the morality of his actions, what he did was indisputably illegal. "I thought I was doing the right thing, and many people agree," is not an actual legal defense.
And honestly, I think if Snowden had turned himself in, it would have made him more admirable and brave, and place his actions clearly in the "civil disobedience" category.