In principle I agree with you. The US j̶̶̶u̶̶s̶̶t̶̶i̶̶c̶̶e̶ legal system is not fair. But flying surveillance drones over the most clandestine military facility on the continent and posting the photos online is maybe the swiftest and least justifiable way to poke the bear outside of physical violence.
Police investigate before they press charges. Investigation involves gathering and seizing evidence. On a national security matter I would expect them to be thorough and tight-lipped.
In most nations simply attempting to photograph the base at all, whether trespassing or not, would be criminal. For all their problems the US feds are legally required to tolerate many activities that would be plainly illegal in most nations. The Snowden documents circulated because it's not illegal in the US for regular civilians or newspapers to view or distribute classified material, only those who are military or have a clearance (and no need to know) are forbidden. Elsewhere state secrets laws define that activity to be universally criminal.
Police investigate before they press charges. Investigation involves gathering and seizing evidence. On a national security matter I would expect them to be thorough and tight-lipped.
In most nations simply attempting to photograph the base at all, whether trespassing or not, would be criminal. For all their problems the US feds are legally required to tolerate many activities that would be plainly illegal in most nations. The Snowden documents circulated because it's not illegal in the US for regular civilians or newspapers to view or distribute classified material, only those who are military or have a clearance (and no need to know) are forbidden. Elsewhere state secrets laws define that activity to be universally criminal.