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posted by chromas on Saturday March 09 2019, @02:30AM   Printer-friendly

Chelsea Manning sent to jail for refusing to testify in WikiLeaks case

Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning will be held in jail until she testifies before a grand jury or that grand jury is no longer operating, a federal judge in Alexandria ruled Friday.

Most of the hearing at which prosecutors argued for Manning to be held in contempt was sealed, but the court was open to the public for Judge Claude M. Hilton's ruling. "I've found you in contempt," Hilton said. He ordered her to custody immediately, "either until you purge yourself or the end of the life of the grand jury."

Manning was called to testify in an investigation into WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website she shared classified documents with back in 2010. Manning served seven years of a 35 year prison sentence for her leak before receiving a commutation from President Barack Obama.

Outside court before the hearing, Manning said she was prepared to go to jail. "These secret proceedings tend to favor the government," she said. "I'm always willing to explain things publicly."

Older article. Also at BBC, The Guardian, and Associated Press.


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  • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Saturday March 09 2019, @07:07PM (3 children)

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Saturday March 09 2019, @07:07PM (#812103) Journal

    By "very rare", you mean quite possibly 1 in every 60 people or so

    Here's some reasonably trustworthy data:

    XXX syndrome: frequency is approximately 1 in 1,000 female infants; occurs more commonly with older mothers.

    Turner syndrome (females with only one X chromosome): estimates of its frequency range from 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 5,000 female infants.

    Klinefelter syndrome (XXY or more rarely XXXY or XY/XXY): frequency of Klinefelter syndrome has been reported to be between 1 in 500 and 1 in 1000 male births.

    Jacob's syndrome (males inherit an extra Y chromosome, XYY): this may be as common as 1 in 900 male births to as rare as 1 in 1500 or even 1 in 2,000.

    Reference [palomar.edu]

    And yes, disclosure before sex is part of the etiquette to my understanding

    Mine as well. However, for the rabid and/or neurotic — on both sides of the issue — it's well worth laying it out explicitly. With particular emphasis on before any potentially sexually charged contact, from hand-holding, hugs, kisses, and up, because anything later is broken.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @08:26PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @08:26PM (#812118)

    Ah the fools who think gender is only tied to genitals. Doesn't explain homosexuality, a trait found in other species so it isn't just some mental disorder.

    Get educated before you spout off like an expert.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @08:51PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 09 2019, @08:51PM (#812130)

      Why are you so foolish to think that your choice in sex partners depends on your gender?

    • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Sunday March 10 2019, @09:43PM

      by fyngyrz (6567) on Sunday March 10 2019, @09:43PM (#812425) Journal

      Ah the fools who think gender is only tied to genitals.

      Ah, those fine individuals who can't comprehend what they read:

      Those things [chromosomes], and the various downstream biological development related issues, are what determine gender.

      Doesn't explain homosexuality, a trait found in other species so it isn't just some mental disorder. Get educated before you spout off like an expert.

      1. Why would innate male or female biology, in and of itself, have to, or need to, explain homosexuality? Show your work.
      2. Did I say, or even imply, that homosexuality was a mental disorder?
        No, I didn't. You, sir or madam, have been caught constructing a straw man.
      3. I'm actually pretty well educated, as it turns out. Sorry about that, AC.

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