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by trothamel 2626 days ago
I suspect that if someone did source research by breaking the security of your computer, you would want them prosecuted, too. Journalists can't be persecuted for what they write, but they're not above the law.
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Persecuting journalists for what they write is becoming more and more common.

"[Reporters Without Borders] is also still troubled by the arrest of journalists during #Blacklivesmatter protests in Baltimore and Minneapolis."

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/20/475017281...