Bradley Manning should be sentenced to Time (and torture) Served

[NightWatcher]

He didn't aid Al Qaeda, or bin Laden, or any other enemy.

I think he's already endured enough at the hands of his captors.

[Luminous Animal]

1. Ex-Gitmo chief prosecuter says 20-25 years likely.

via twitter:
https://twitter.com/ColMorrisDavis

"20-25. If I was defense I'd argue for 5-10 and if I was pros I'd argue for 50-60."

"And 20 would likely result in an actual 6-8 w/time served, extra credit, good time & parole."

[former9thward]

5. Parole was abolished in the federal system in 1984.

No more parole. Good time for 20 years would reduce the sentence to 17 years and 5 months. I don't know what the so-called "extra credit" is.

[Luminous Animal]

6. Not quite: Parole in the Federal Probation System

A third group of offenders on parole are military offenders. Servicemembers who have been convicted within the military criminal justice system and who have been confined in military prison are routinely released to parole and supervised release. Nationwide, federal probation officers supervise nearly 350 persons on military parole.

http://www.uscourts.gov/News/TheThirdBranch/11-05-01/Parole_in_the_Federal_Probation_System.aspx

[former9thward]

12. Thanks for the information.

But it does not indicate under what conditions military prisoners are granted parole. I highly doubt a 20-25 year sentence referred to in the OP would be reduced to 6-8.

[truebluegreen]

2. Agree completely.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. Charges should have been dismissed on account of the torture.

This kid is going to spend most of his life in jail. The war criminals he uncovered will spend their lives in luxury.

[HardTimes99]

9. Thank you. I was told definitively that Manning had not been tortured, the judgment of Juan

Mendez (U.N. rapporteur for human rights) notwithstanding, in the threads that initially announced the verdict. So I'm glad to see I am not alone in my sentiments.

[quinnox]

4. yea he should, but probably won't

Maybe a future president will pardon him, and he won't have to serve a ton of years. I don't think Obama has the cojones to do this, so it would have to be a future president.

[G_j]

7. agreed! nt

[burnodo]

8. Maybe Barack Obama will step in and pardon him.

BWAAAAAAAAHAAAHAAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Oh man, I didn't even think before I posted that! SHeesh

[HardTimes99]

10. He's too busy looking forward to bother looking backward - nt

[HardTimes99]

11. With serious respsect and the utmost approval for your opinion, they are using

Manning and Snowden as demonstration projects to other putative whistle-blowers that there is a heavy price to be paid in this society for telling the truth. Manning will hardly serve as a demonstration project if they let him off with time served now.