Looking forward to see how you'll imprison the German government for continuing ...

stickfigure · on April 13, 2022

At the moment that is still legal. The German government may decide to change that in the future.

SkyBelow · on April 13, 2022

>At the moment that is still legal.

Is the discussion on what is legal or on what is moral to legally enforce? I had read the parent discussion as being the latter.

function_seven · on April 13, 2022

Both. But if an action is both immoral and still legal, it is then wrong to jail people for it. Fix the law to match the morality.

kelnos · on April 13, 2022

I think you don't understand how sanctions work.

postsantum · on April 13, 2022

I don't think you understand the worldview of the average american

some_random · on April 13, 2022

How is that relevant in the current discussion?

watwut · on April 13, 2022

Germany is not breaking the law there. They are preventing the law from happening, which is something different entirely.

Also, USA does not have jurisdiction over Germany. Nor should have.

relativeadv · on April 13, 2022

lol, this comment is too much.

mayankkaizen · on April 13, 2022

May be a bit extreme comment but not completely nonsensical. It is raising somewhat valid point.

Currently Russian regime is not that much different from NK regime. Both are under sanctions. In fact, Russia is more dangerous than NK in current situation. Germany needs fuel and it is essentially financing Russia. The only difference between NK and Russia is that nobody is dependent on NK for anything.

This guy helped NK and went to jail. Germany giving money to Russia (for fuel), it's all ok.

Brian_K_White · on April 13, 2022

Germany needs those btu's. And the German authorities are invested with the authority and responsibility to make exactly that sort of decision.

Did this guy need to help NK for anything remotely like that sort of responsibility?

linspace · on April 13, 2022

> Did this guy need to help NK for anything remotely like that sort of responsibility?

This is what keeps me wondering. I guess that a guy with a doctorate from Caltech and in the current technological context could be making a lot of money legally.

From outside it looks like he is some kind of crypto idealist.

samhw · on April 13, 2022

Well, he's not wrong, really.