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In reply to the discussion: Why has the US filed formal charges against Snowden but not against Assange? [View all]MADem
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judge. He doesn't get to tell the Swedish government how they "ought to" conduct their investigations or carry out their duties. He also doesn't get to order the UK government about, particularly since he was a very rude guest of theirs after they trusted him to not go on a runner and jump bail. He also fucked over a number of former friends, to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds....to put it mildly.
He's not The Decider, though he does like to act like one. He's a criminal bail-jumper in the UK, and he's wanted in Sweden. And neither Sweden, nor the UK, is obliged to give that bail-jumping little shit a moment of their time.
Based on his prior behavior (jumping bail and fucking his backers), he doesn't deserve consideration. He has a few choice choices--sit in that embassy until Ecuador decides to move to bigger, better digs and leaves him behind, or Ecuador just says "OK, enough" and gives him the boot, leaving him without diplomatic protection, or he can walk out the door and face the music like a Big Boy.
I don't have any sympathy for rapists or molesters. He needs to learn that actions have consequences.