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President Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning's Sentence

posted by on Wednesday January 18 2017, @10:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the she's-not-out-yet dept.

Several SoylentNews readers sent in this story: edIII, aclarke, and jrmcferren write:

In one of his last moves in office, President Obama has commuted the 35-year prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the Army private who leaked a massive trove of military secrets to WikiLeaks.

The former intelligence analyst's prison sentence has been shortened to expire on May 17, 2017, according to a statement from the White House.

Her lawyers at the ACLU expressed relief after the decision, saying that Manning has already served more time behind bars than any other whistleblower in U.S. history, and under difficult conditions.

Also at the BBC and the New York Times.

Previously: Chelsea Manning Reportedly on Obama's Short List for Commutation; Assange Offers Himself in Trade

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  • (Score: 2) by Justin Case on Wednesday January 18 2017, @11:08PM

    by Justin Case (4239) on Wednesday January 18 2017, @11:08PM (#455763) Journal

    Support for lgbtq rights like repealing dont ask dont tell, full marriage rights and trans equality in a state of the union speech
    1000+ pardons of non-violent drug offenders, more pardons than all other presidents combined
    Police accountability via DoJ investigations from small towns like ferguson to big cities like chicago and baltimore

    OK, I'll give you those. The rest, I'm either ambivalent, or those actions in my opinion were harmful.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 19 2017, @12:23AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 19 2017, @12:23AM (#455797)

    Yeah, healthcare for 20 million people. No biggee. I'm sure they are pretty ambivalent too.

    • (Score: 2) by Justin Case on Thursday January 19 2017, @01:10AM

      by Justin Case (4239) on Thursday January 19 2017, @01:10AM (#455819) Journal

      Hey, anyone who can dip into my pocket and get free stuff is going to be happy about it. That doesn't mean it is a net good for society.

    • (Score: 2) by Username on Thursday January 19 2017, @04:16PM

      by Username (4557) on Thursday January 19 2017, @04:16PM (#456091)

      Sure there are maybe a few people who couldn’t get some kind of disability payment, but I’m assuming the vast majority of those 20 million are people who didn’t need or want health insurance. They were just coerced into getting it under threat of IRS penalties. Even then they probably just got the cheapest plan about $4,500 a year. With credit the plan may have been zero out of pocket for them. Since they will never visit a hospital, it’s just pure profit for the insurance agency. The government likes it since they’re the creditor. Person paying zero out of pocket has to pay back the debt at any time of their choosing.