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The subtitle says it all...
Leaks for me, not for thee.
I am not, generally, a fan of leaks. Whether from a low-level schmuck, a tech insider, or a department head. Ed Snowden is the one exception I can think of, because he exposed bona fide Constitutional violations which the government was doing against their own citizens AND he did it responsibly by going through credible media and, with their help, released only a fraction of what he had - enough to tell the story, and ONLY that much, keeping the rest silent and secret.
Prosecute leaks. At all levels.
Leaks for me, not for thee.
I am not, generally, a fan of leaks. Whether from a low-level schmuck, a tech insider, or a department head. Ed Snowden is the one exception I can think of, because he exposed bona fide Constitutional violations which the government was doing against their own citizens AND he did it responsibly by going through credible media and, with their help, released only a fraction of what he had - enough to tell the story, and ONLY that much, keeping the rest silent and secret.
Prosecute leaks. At all levels.
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CWO4 Terrence Clark
SFC Casey O'Mally Agreed. Nice thing about being a human being is the ability to hold two opposing opinions at the same time. Yes, leaking is criminal and corrosive and should be prosecuted. On the other hand, this kid did we-the-people a more valuable service by exposing government corruption than did the clowns supposedly looking out for we-the-people. This has much the stench of the kid on the Bonnie Dick. When this kid was perp walked, it should have been to a couple of buses filled with his upline.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Agreed. BTW: Matt Taibbi is the guy Elon Musk turned to when he wanted to release the Twitter files. PO'd a lot of establishment journalists.
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SFC Casey O'Mally
CWO4 Terrence Clark I have not looked closely. But from I have seen not a lot of corruption in what he leaked. Just a lot of embarrassment and stupidity.
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CWO4 Terrence Clark
LTC Martin Metz Excellent point. Further, why isn't any of this s**t flowing uphill? That kid should have been one in a long conga-line perp walk.
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LTC Trent Klug
LTC Martin Metz I can think of two reasons as the accused is a member of the National Guard, not active duty Air Force. First, more than likely the Massachusetts National Guard's Uniform Code of Military Justice (each state and territories Guard has their own) doesn't have the teeth or the appropriate punishment (if the Airman is found guilty) for the crime.
Second, and this may sound tinfoil hattish, but the DOJ can hide or refuse to release the evidence to the public under the name of "national security".
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Second, and this may sound tinfoil hattish, but the DOJ can hide or refuse to release the evidence to the public under the name of "national security".
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
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