Okay.

Make that argument in court.

I know there are lots of people who disagree with me. I'm okay with that. But I'm also in no position to make a difference here.

What he did wasn't publishing. He dumped sensitive data. In my opinion.

It's just silly to think he doesn't have to deal with the trial. If he is innocent, let the fucking system decide that.

I can think that Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, and Julian Assange did brave things and still think they should stand trial.

In Assange's case I think he went way way too far, but was still brave.

I'm mostly annoyed by all this yammering that there is one true opinion here and that everyone else is deluded, as if this wasn't a huge event with ongoing consequences.

Nuance is important if you're gonna understand anyone's viewpoints.