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That's the length of time you must suffer if you knowingly divulge confidential evidence of US war crimes. That on top of the other forms of torture suffered upon you before conviction.
Jesus Christ, what have we done.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)to be entrusted with, then. Actions, they have consequences.
kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)Excepting collateral damage on non-important human beings.
Good though. At least you are being transparent. Now I can add you to the list of people who support torturing suspects and covering up war crimes.
CincyDem
(6,390 posts)Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)sagat
(241 posts)+1.
liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)and children lost their lives. Then Manning wouldn't have had a reason to leak those documents. Where's the consequences for them? Where's the consequences for being responsible for the death of thousands of people?
Egnever
(21,506 posts)you havent even looked at.
I think the sentence was just. The kid was obviously going through a tough time in his life when he did this. He could have easily gotten the full 90 years and the judge would have been justified in giving it to him. As it sands he should be out in 7 years and hopefuly he will get some help in the meantime.
I think the sentence shows a lot of compassion on the judges part.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)You're joking. You must be joking. You're hilarious.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)I am outraged ! blah blah
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)in prison because they revealed US war crimes. Pretty fucking outraged.
Again, it seems the government apologists are acting gross and sadistic.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Excuse me while I dismiss your pathetic grasp of what happened here.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)That you are not disturbs me quite greatly.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)So it's fine for you to denigrate anyone you want but I call you poopie head and I should be ashamed.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)Reading comprehension, people.
I am calling you mean spirited for the way you are treating this issue. For the way you are essentially mocking a whistleblower who was just sentenced to spend the majority of the rest of his life behind bars for revealing war crimes to the public.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Coming from someone who repeatedly ignores the fact that Manning dumped thousands of documents he had no idea of what was contained within.
The fact that they happened to contain a couple of items you deem to be government misbehavior does not equal whistle blower.
They also put lots of peoples lives in danger but you cant comprehend that apparently. Sadly neither did manning cause he didnt even read them!
So yea he got off easy the judge recognized he was a screwed up kid and took mercy on him. He could have easily have sentenced him to the whole 90 years.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)of the kind of crimes detailed in the information released.
That kind of mental wrangling is sick.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)I am sure they will direct your comments right back at you.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)So if you want to complain about the revealed informants, go to the people who revealed them to the public. Which was Wiki Leaks, not Manning.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)it's not the leakers fault he leaked the names its the peoples who published the leaks.
It is exactly why he got the time he did. He endangered peoples lives by dumping info he hadn't even looked at regardless of the consequences.
He is a hero for releasing the info you think needed to be exposed but not at all responsible for the stuff that shouldnt have been. Do you even hear yourself?
Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)You have just summed up, with incredible precision, the current state of DU as a whole.
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sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)You probably SHOULD Lie your country into war, and you probably SHOULD sweep up hundreds of innocent people and throw them in your gulags where you torture them and even let your friend Rumsfeld watch some of the torture.
You probably SHOULD go to the wrong country, take control of their oil, but tell the people you're looking for WMDs, kill over a million human beings and totally destroy their country.
Because if you do all that, you will live in luxury for the rest of your life. You will be honored and praised for your 'patriotism'. You will receive a days long state funeral when you die and everyone will talk about what a what compassionate, kind, patriotic person you were.
One thing you will not do is go to jail.
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You probably shouldn't expose War Crimes because you will be called a traitor and sent to jail for decades.
America, what a country.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)And see if they'd be willing to say such shameful things to a live audience.
The kind of mockery being thrown at Manning...it's sadistic. There's no better way to describe it.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)I will be happy to sit with you and discuss it in front of anyone you choose.
Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)I'm actually asking a serious question. I'd like to know your age.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Gravitycollapse
(8,155 posts)I'm asking nicely now. How old are you?
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Still, keeping him in jail doesn't make anything better.