We've prosecuted people for lesser crimes (e.g. Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, etc.). Although it's not illegal to be incompetent, not knowing is no excuse for breaking the code of the U.S. Espionage Act. Its their job to know! Just like “I was just following orders,” was not an acceptable excuse during the Nuremberg trials. - kaf
We've prosecuted people for lesser crimes (e.g. Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, etc.). Although it's not illegal to be incompetent, not knowing is no excuse for breaking the code of the U.S. Espionage Act. Its their job to know! Just like “I was just following orders,” was not an acceptable excuse during the Nuremberg trials. - kaf
We've prosecuted people for lesser crimes (e.g. Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, etc.). Although it's not illegal to be incompetent, not knowing is no excuse for breaking the code of the U.S. Espionage Act. Its their job to know! Just like “I was just following orders,” was not an acceptable excuse during the Nuremberg trials. - kaf