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Why do you say that the sentence was overly harsh? Chelsea Manning got a 35 year sentence, and would still be in prison had Obama not granted a pardon. Do you k
by leephillips 5y ago
Why do you say that the sentence was overly harsh? Chelsea Manning got a 35 year sentence, and would still be in prison had Obama not granted a pardon. Do you know of comparable cases where significantly lighter sentences were imposed?
- boomboomsubban 5y ago*commuted her sentence, specifically because he claimed her sentence was disproportionate for what he still saw as a crime.
- leephillips 5y agoThank you, commuted, not pardoned. But whether he was right or not in thinking that sentence was disproportionate, it does not inform us about whether Winner’s sentence was appropriate. Note that revealing classified information can expose you to a charge of aiding the enemy, which carries a death sentence.
- dlgeek 5y agoDavid Petraeus?
- leephillips 5y agoWhat was he convicted of?
- JetSpiegel 5y agoExactly, nothing. That's the lighter possible sentence.
- dlgeek 5y agoHe plead guilty to one count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified information.