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minus-squareAntiOutsideAktion [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish22•1 year ago some petty bullshit making him plead guilty to espionage but
minus-squareSoyViking [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish16•1 year agoEverybody will know that this is a forced confession anyways so who cares?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•1 year agoIt does set a potentially dangerous precedent, but with how things are going (American newspapers declining in quality and SCOTUS selectively ignoring precedent and doing whatever), you’re right that it doesn’t mean much.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoThat’s what’s so concerning about the case. The USA tried to persecute an Australian citizen working out of the EU for publishing information. As he is not a US citizen he was not able to use the X amendment to free speech.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink18•1 year agoAmerica, after spending an insane level of resources and decades of man power to make someone say a phrase: HA! GOT EM!
some petty bullshit making him plead guilty to espionage but
Everybody will know that this is a forced confession anyways so who cares?
It does set a potentially dangerous precedent, but with how things are going (American newspapers declining in quality and SCOTUS selectively ignoring precedent and doing whatever), you’re right that it doesn’t mean much.
That’s what’s so concerning about the case. The USA tried to persecute an Australian citizen working out of the EU for publishing information.
As he is not a US citizen he was not able to use the X amendment to free speech.
America, after spending an insane level of resources and decades of man power to make someone say a phrase: HA! GOT EM!