Poll: What do you think of Edward Snowden’s decision to leak classified surveillance

[CaseyJones]

Poll: What do you think of Edward Snowden’s decision to leak classified surveillance

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Whistleblowing

What do you think of Edward Snowden’s decision to leak classified surveillance information?

It was the right call. 39%
It was the wrong call. 49%
I’m not sure. 11%

Results are based on 2483 votes

lets tip that if we can

 

[newbitech]

voted

 

[Warlord]

Let's not... I'm sure they will be doing real polls over the next few days that will show Obama with 150% approval and 90% demanding Snowden be burned at the stake and for the US to be turned into a military state headed by the Joint Chief of Staff's just to keep everyone safe from cave dwelling ragheads.

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

about 75 votes since you posted. numbers haven't budged and there are only 590ppl online here.

needs to go to DP, twitter and FB if anything is going to tip.

-t

 

[Dr.3D]

It was the right call. 39%
It was the wrong call. 49%
I’m not sure. 11%
Results are based on 2520 votes

 

[CaseyJones]

about 75 votes since you posted. numbers haven't budged and there are only 590ppl online here.

needs to go to DP, twitter and FB if anything is going to tip.

-t

ya definitely spread it around ,,, there is also one at foxnews but that one is calling him a hero by a wide margin already

 

[andrew1229649]

Voted, still 39/49/11 Results are based on 2689 votes

 

[Cleaner44]

Still at 39/49/11
Results are based on 2726 votes

 

[CaseyJones]

It was the right call. 39%
It was the wrong call. 48%
I’m not sure. 11%

Results are based on 2810 votes

starting to work

 

[jkob]

voted

 

[moostraks]

2831 votes

It was the right call.39%
It was the wrong call.48%
I’m not sure.11%

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

ya definitely spread it around ,,, there is also one at foxnews but that one is calling him a hero by a wide margin already

68/16

-t

 

[CaseyJones]

h xxp://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-edward-snowden-poll-hero-or-criminal-20130610,0,1334349.story

another poll:

A hero, because he exposed a huge potential threat to civil liberties. 65.63% (1,663 votes)

A criminal, because he disclosed classified documents he'd sworn to keep secret. 9.75% (247 votes)

Worse than a criminal -- a traitor. 7.38% (187 votes)

Both a hero and a criminal. He should be willing to go to jail for what he did. 11.6% (294 votes)

Neither. It was old news. 5.64% (143 votes)


Total Votes: 2,534

 

[thoughtomator]

Everybody with a lick of sense has long abandoned Politico as a serious news outlet.

 

[CaseyJones]

h xxp://www.businessinsider.com/edward-snowden-a-hero-or-traitor-poll-2013-6

another poll:


What is your opinion of Edward Snowden?

He's a hero:
71%
He's a traitor:
13%
I haven't made up my mind yet:
17%

Total: 3205

 

[CaseyJones]

h xxp://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/06/security_or_privacy_did_edward.html

another poll :

Yes, he did. The government shouldn't be monitoring phone records and Internet usage. 49.75% (101 votes)

No, he didn't. Leaking classified information weakens our secruity. 28.57% (58 votes)

Monitoring phone records and Internet? Old news. I figured they were doing it anyway. It doesn't bother me. 20.2% (41 votes)

Something else? (Post in the comments.) 1.48% (3 votes)

Total Votes: 203

 

[69360]

I think he's both a hero and a criminal. He did the right thing exposing the spying, but legally he is guilty. I would have done the same thing.

 

[Dr.3D]

I think he's both a hero and a criminal. He did the right thing exposing the spying, but legally he is guilty. I would have done the same thing.

Is is illegal to break a law that is unconstitutional?

 

[Schifference]

The president has declared the world a war zone and drones are his weapon of choice. Send a drone to Hong Kong and the terrorist out.

 

[69360]

Is is illegal to break a law that is unconstitutional?

Short answer yes. Long answer, you can't take it upon yourself to determine. Legal is not necessarily constitutional, but we have a legal and legislative system to deal with when they aren't.