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794CD01
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Then you must have missed the part where he fled the country to avoid going to jail.
fiatmoney
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"
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if necessary
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794CD01
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Why are you adding "if necessary" out of nowhere?
fiatmoney
on April 2, 2016
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It makes the implication of "willing" explicit. Perhaps it should be in parenthesis or brackets.
794CD01
on April 2, 2016
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It makes the implication different. Ask Nelson Mandela.
fiatmoney
on April 2, 2016
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Snowden has given that explicit rationale.
794CD01
on April 4, 2016
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He says a lot of dumb shit. That's forgivable, he's in a stressful situation.
pluma
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Do you expect he will get a fair trial?
You can be a hero without being an idiot.
794CD01
on April 2, 2016
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You can try, but as Snowden has shown, it's not nearly as effective.
LesZedCB
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just because he tried to escape it doesn't mean he didn't make that decision...
794CD01
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Doesn't it? He's not in jail right now.
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