Is Edward Snowden A Hero Or A Traitor?

 

ACLU, Government Reps Debate Whether Snowden Is Public Servant Or Traitor -- CNN 

Was Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor?

That is the question the media, the public and elected officials have debated ever since Snowden released classified information about the United States' efforts to monitor its own citizens.

But on Thursday, the debate got more interesting when representatives from the National Security Agency - the organization Snowden leaked information about - the Pentagon and the American Civil Liberties Union informally debated the issue in public.

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My Comment: What's my take .... we are a nation/community of laws .... and in this case Edward Snowden did break the law. There are consequences for breaking the law, and if you want to break it at least be prepared to pay for it. In this case Edward Snowden has made the conscious decision that he does not have confidence in the legal system .... hence him fleeing the country. This is very unfortunate .... for I believe that if he presented his case to the public and was willing to suffer the consequences for it .... the American public will forgive him .... and more to the point will embrace him once he has served his punishment (i.e. a few years in jail). But this course of action is now moot .... and while I believe that Edward Snowden will eventually get caught, there is one thing that I do know and that is that life as he has known it is now over .... and once caught he will be spending the rest of his life in jail .... and very alone.