I don't think it is asking much of Sweden to guarantee no extradition to a country in which he could face the death penalty.
He has said he would return to Sweden and face the charges if he could get a guarantee from the Swedes that they would not extradite him.
And nobody has said that he shouldn't be held accountable if he did in fact assault these girls.
I don't believe he is in a position to make demands, do you? He is facing charges for rape. He gets no "break".
He has to face the justice system like anybody else. I have no way of knowing if Sweden would extradite him but I doubt it but it is laughable to say he gets to ask for guarantees.. would I get to ask for a guarantee? Of course not. The Swedish justice system cannot made deals with potential criminals before they are even in Sweden. It just doesn't work like that.
I know you look at him as some sort of modern day hero but I would urge you to think about it. Rape is a serious deal and to imply, as you do, that this is all being made up by Sweden seems a little lacking in seriousness. Sweden is not Ecuador, for example, a country which is a banana republic run by a bad excuse for an authoritarian populist who disregards the rule of law.
ANd you say "nobody has said he should not be held accountable".. well how is he going to be held accountable if he does not go back to Sweden and hides in the Embassy of Ecuador?
Honestly, your position is untenable.
This is baloney.
He simply is a coward. I have to disagree with many liberals on this guy. I think there is no chance he would get the death penalty in the US and I also think there is zero chance Sweden would turn him over. He's a coward and likely a rapist. Not exactly the kind of company one should keep.
I also don't know why any American would want to defend a guy who has done great damage to our national security. I guess they don't believe in State secrets or something. I guess its "romantic" to think of this guy running around trying to take down governments, hacking, etc. but the world is not a Hollywood movie.
I think there is an element wherein people who hate the United States of America's government, even Americans, like to see this guy as some sort of hero or something. It is weird, childish, naive and worrying.