Would it matter? The rules do not all go away just because they have not been always evenly enforced. It's like saying you should be able to go on a sleepover b

Would it matter? The rules do not all go away just because they have not been always evenly enforced. It's like saying you should be able to go on a sleepover because Foolene's parents let her go. Manning was either guilty of not guilty of the things he was charged with, and that is independent of what some General says to Congress. If the system does not ensure equal justice then the system should be fixed, but that would not change anything relating to Manning's actions and the consequences of those actions. You'd think with as many web devs as we have on HN that more people would understand stateless protocols and independent transactions.