Are leakers honest people?

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  1. LSUpride123

    LSUpride123 PureBlood

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    I know what the law says. Would like to know what the board thinks.
     
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    el005639 Founding Member

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    lets step back from trump a second and look at Snowden. The guy broke the law, plane and simple. But i think what he did exposed some very bad things our government was doing. But society doesn't get to directly make the decision that the ends justify the means a jury / judge's ruling does. I think the same thing applies here. If you leak confidential information you broke the law and should be prosecuted, then at a trail it can be determined that yes you were guilty, but punishment can be offset by the overall good served by the information becoming open to the public.
     
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    kcal Founding Member

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    and good is in the eye of the beholder? seems like that has gotten us to where we are now
     
  4. Rex

    Rex Founding Member

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    Yes. There are actual whistleblower protection laws on the books.
     
  5. LSUpride123

    LSUpride123 PureBlood

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    So releasing phone call transcripts is a whistle blower?
     
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    Bengal B Founding Member

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    There is nothing lower than a rat. Ask any convict what happens to snitches in prison.
     
  7. Rex

    Rex Founding Member

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    Yes... why not? And, by the way, many people believe that Trump, himself, leaked those transcripts. He REALLY is stupid enough to believe they help him.
     
  8. Rex

    Rex Founding Member

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    So turning in a murderer is lower than a rat?

    This is all funny stuff, by the way, from people who applauded the publication of John podesta's emails.
     
  9. DeeDee

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    No. You are just one person.
     
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  10. tirk

    tirk im the lyrical jessie james

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    A rat is a rat. You don't give your people up. For good and bad. How many people do you think you could trust not to repeat something you tell them. The 1 out of 1000 you know wouldnt is the only good one.

    Rex would sing before you left the room. They couldn't waterboard it out of me even if it was what you had for lunch.
     
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