Should publicly exposing illegal activity be a criminal offence?

Without whistle-blowers (I refuse to use the term 'leaker') there would be a lot more corruption. Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning have paid a tremendous price for doing the right thing. What Michael Flynn did was illegal as well as being a major conflict of interests. It deserved to be exposed.

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SW-User

No, we have a right to know when our officials are doing something illegal. I don't believe though the common person should get classified military information, that needs to stay secret but illegal actions should be exposed

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

But what if the classified information concerns illegal activity?

Some things are classified for the right reasons but some for the wrong reasons.

SW-User

If it's illegal we need to know, if it's not than it should stay secret to protect our operations