So is the NSA security leaker a hero, villian or both?

[Jack steel]

Okay yeah "hero" is too strong, but definitely more hero than villain or criminal.

 

[Jack steel]

If he is releasing information as to the corruption and lies of our govt, how is he anything but? I don't how many of you cared to look at it but some of that wiki leaks stuff that Assange released was incredibly eye opening as to how our military and corporations do business abroad. There's a difference between outing our spies and outing corrupt ways and means of our govt. One is treasonous and the other is patriotic.

Hey, HEY!!! Patriot is a BAD word now... Watch your mouth! That's how fucked up this country is right now. Patriot is now literally synonymous with terrorist.

 

[the_alcatraz]

where do you draw the line though? How many people feel like they can break the law and do wtf they want as an act of heroism?

This can get ugly quick if they decide not to prosecute him because he's a "hero of the people."

Can you imagine how many people will walk in his footsteps and decide to get their shot at being a hero?

 

[redsamurai]

not sure what the total story is.

exactly. If he outs corruption in the govt, hero. If he's outing the way the U.S handles incoming threats the way they're supposed....then yeah Leavenworth it is. If the politicians are telling the truth that the govt is only tracking numbers called and goes through the proper accountability channels when they think they have something, than this collection scheme is ok. If they have backdoors into every server and just tap any email they please with merely a sniff of something, than we need to know about this.

 

[redsamurai]

Patriot is now literally synonymous with terrorist.

c'mon no it's not, let's not get carried away.

 

[mrplunkey]

Regardless, it may be time to mass-adopt security measures to keep government out of our business.

Maybe expanded use/distribution of TOR routers and Bitcoins are in order.

 

[PICK3]

Regardless, it may be time to mass-adopt security measures to keep government out of our business.

Maybe expanded use/distribution of TOR routers and Bitcoins are in order.

Sum things are best kept on teh down-low



just sayin'

 

[bigbassturd]

I tried fucking with bitcoins and it sucked dick

I wish I had jumped in earlier and made some dough

 

[PICK3]

Regardless, it may be time to mass-adopt security measures to keep government out of our business.

Maybe expanded use/distribution of TOR routers and Bitcoins are in order.

*Irregardless

 

[wootoom]

Holy fuck hahahahahahahahahahaahhaah