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tpb772000 OP t1_iujgmvy wrote

Reply to comment by tzaeru in eli5 What came of Edward Snowden leaking all of that classified intel? by tpb772000

The way he was treated it isnt very encouraging.

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tzaeru t1_iujhj6d wrote

No, it isn't, and it is a risk that major whistleblowers have to take.

In my opinion it's a shame that Russia was the logical safe target for Snowden instead of some other European country, who should have had his back given that it was unlikely that he would get a fair and just judicial treatment in USA. That is grounds for asylum. I'm irked at my own country not giving him an asylum when he applied for it.

Also a shame that USA still hasn't pardoned him. Some politicians and a few judges have suggested it, but seems to be too touchy for the clear majority of American decision-makers.

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tpb772000 OP t1_iujhq14 wrote

Now hes at ground 0 with Russia and Ukraine cause he tried to do the right thing.

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tzaeru t1_iujia3m wrote

Sometimes that happens when you try to do the right thing. Still, the world at large is a better place for all the individual people doing the right thing even when it means personal harm to themselves.

That said, at the moment far as I know Snowden is relatively safe, and there's still time for Biden or some high-enough court to pardon him.

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