Analyzing Edward Snowden's Right To Privacy
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the events involving Edward Snowden. He was the contract employee who worked for the National Security Administration (NSA) who leaked classified material to the public through video interviews. In his defense, he claimed that he took the role of whistleblower to inform the public of how the U.S. government was violating citizen’s rights to privacy. With NSA resources at his disposal, Snowden appropriated classified documents supporting his claim. He then fled to Hong Kong and began releasing classified information to the media. His reason for leaving was largely based on fear of retaliation from the U.S. government. However, Edward Snowden took a job under false pretenses and intended to
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The betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.
After reading through the definitions, it is clear that Edward Snowden’s theft of classified documents involving national security make him guilty of treason by definition. He violated his allegiance to the United States by sharing information that was entrusted to him. By sharing sensitive material to the public, he not only betrayed the trust of the NSA but, he betrayed the trust of the American people as well. He further incriminated himself during an interview when he went on record about his motives for why he specifically applied for and accepted a job at the NSA. On June 25th of this year, Lana Lam of the South China Morning Post interviewed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong after it was discovered that he stole classified documents from the NSA. During this interview, Mr. Snowden admitted that he took the job under false pretenses. When Snowden was specifically asked about his employment with Booz/Allen/Hamilton (the company that contracted with the NSA) “as a means to gather evidence on government surveillance, he replied “Correct on Booz.”” In a June 12th interview with the South China Morning Post he went on to say "My position with Booz/Allen/Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked. That is why I accepted that position about three months
The betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.
After reading through the definitions, it is clear that Edward Snowden’s theft of classified documents involving national security make him guilty of treason by definition. He violated his allegiance to the United States by sharing information that was entrusted to him. By sharing sensitive material to the public, he not only betrayed the trust of the NSA but, he betrayed the trust of the American people as well. He further incriminated himself during an interview when he went on record about his motives for why he specifically applied for and accepted a job at the NSA. On June 25th of this year, Lana Lam of the South China Morning Post interviewed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong after it was discovered that he stole classified documents from the NSA. During this interview, Mr. Snowden admitted that he took the job under false pretenses. When Snowden was specifically asked about his employment with Booz/Allen/Hamilton (the company that contracted with the NSA) “as a means to gather evidence on government surveillance, he replied “Correct on Booz.”” In a June 12th interview with the South China Morning Post he went on to say "My position with Booz/Allen/Hamilton granted me access to lists of machines all over the world the NSA hacked. That is why I accepted that position about three months