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Chelsea Manning will spend at least seven days in solitary confinement for attempting suicide in July:
A military prison disciplinary board has sentenced US whistleblower Chelsea Manning to fourteen days in solitary confinement, her lawyer has said. She will spend seven days in solitary confinement for charges relating to her attempt to kill herself in July. She ended a hunger strike last week, after the military agreed to provide her with gender dysmorphia treatment. The army private, born as Bradley Manning, is serving a 35-year sentence for espionage.
Last July, the former intelligence officer attempted to take her own life, after what lawyers said was the Army's refusal to provide appropriate health care. She was found guilty on Thursday by prison officials in Leavenworth, Kansas, of "Conduct Which Threatens" for her suicide attempt. She also was convicted of having "prohibited property" - the book "Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy," by Gabriella Coleman.
Earlier this month, it was announced that the US Army will grant Chelsea Manning's request for gender transition surgery.
The President of the United States and others believe that constraints must be placed on the practice of solitary confinement. Studies have found that solitary confinement leads to increased risks of self-harm.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Saturday September 24 2016, @10:19PM
I'm not sure of a fucking thing with Hillary as the President. There is a chance that she may have turned Progressive in the last 18 months with all the policy writing. There is a better chance than that it was because she is a fucking politician. We also have the chance though, that she may actually do her best to implement the Progressive agenda.
Then again, there is the chance she cackle, outlaw water within 30 miles of the President, and then give everybody the buttraping we've been fearing with the TPP, more erosion of civil rights, and the Establishment literally sucking on her tits while flipping us the bird.
That being said, I'm sure of many, many, many things with Trump. None of them good. The chances of him putting on his big boy pants, acting like an adult, and leading this nation with dignity, compassion, and great acumen worthy of the President?
Zero.
His acumen is well documented by Twitter, he is a pathological fabrication engine, and by all reasonable definitions in the DSM-IV, a medium functioning schizo with strong sociopathic tendencies.
I'll never get over me saying this. Hillary is objectively better because uncertainty is better than certainty in this election :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 1) by Francis on Saturday September 24 2016, @10:44PM
On the upside she's not going to be the President. She's terribly unpopular with her own party, independents hate her and the GOP has probably never had a candidate running against somewhat they hated so much. Last I heard she might win by 2 electoral votes and there's still like a month left until the GE. Anything at all happens to damage her campaign further and she's done. Even if nothing more happens, she's still hurt enough that she's unlikely to win.
On the downside, that likely means that President Trump will have access to nuclear weapons and probably doesn't understand our nuclear defense strategy at even an elementary school level.
I foresee a boom in the construction of bunkers not seen since the height of the cold war.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday September 24 2016, @11:24PM
I'll bet 420 Internets that Hillary defeats Trump. Bookmark this comment.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 25 2016, @01:41AM
That being said, I'm sure of many, many, many things with Trump. None of them good.
Such as what? How can you be sure if he's never been in such a position of power?
For me, even him stating that he supports authoritarian positions is enough to make sure I will never vote for him. But that applies to Clinton as well, and I am very confident, based on her voting record, that she actually will be an authoritarian if she gets into power. I don't know how you can ignore all of the authoritarian positions she's taken over the years and pretend like it's highly uncertain that she'll do similar things in the future. And what are the chances that she'll try to end our two party system, which is one of the most important issues facing the US? Pretty much none, from what I see.
Voting for either Trump or Hillary is pure foolishness
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 26 2016, @07:45PM
you're a stupid fuck if you vote for either of the two party candidates.