When Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, he didn't immediately flee to a foreign country to avoid prosecution. Indeed, he willingly submitted to arrest (under the same law that Snowden is charged under).
That Snowden appears to be trying to run away from the consequences of his actions makes him less of a hero in my eyes.
That Snowden appears to be trying to run away from the consequences of his actions makes him less of a hero in my eyes.