Human right violations in persecution of Julian Assange?

[Mnementh]

Chrkeller said:

"Is one failed attempt to crack a password really enough to embroil Assange in a felony hacking case?"

Yes, hacking government computers is a felony. It really is that simple.

Additionally, a failed attempt doesn't make something legal.  If I attempt to rob a bank...  because I failed I shouldn't be charged??? Yeah, no.

And yet US-employees hack government computers of different countries all the time. Do they all go to jail?

And by hacking I mean real hacking (like Stuxnet), not that feeble attempt by Assange that is only considered a crime by the overreach of the law.

Last edited by Mnementh - on 01 July 2019