...unless the something you see is war crimes and evils committed by your government. In that case, shut up.
The U.S. government encourages and rewards with praise those individuals who follow its slogan "if you see something, say something" as it relates to tattling on their neighbor. But if an individual blows the whistle on the government itself for truly evil doings, they may be held without trial under cruel and unusual conditions for nearly three years and will likely face 20 years to life in prison.
Check out this article by Glenn Greenwald on the heroism of Bradley Manning:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/28/bradley-manning-heroism-pleads-guilty
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