Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
by clashmoore on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @05:03PM
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The book, "The Spy Who Couldn't Spell: A Dyslexic Traitor, an Unbreakable Code, and the FBI's Hunt for America's Stolen Secrets" by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee tells the story of an American intelligence worker who tried to pass off information to other governments just prior to Sept. 11th.
His motivation was money (selling his secrets for millions of dollars) and when he was caught, he was hoping to have his sentence reduced to 8 years so he may be with his family.
I think it would be encouraging to others to leak if the risk of making millions for their families to getting caught still allows them to live life if the punishment is anything less than life.
Re:Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
by rosser on Tuesday January 17, 2017 @05:06PM
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Different circumstances. Spying for money should be treated radically differently than spying for conscience.
But she was punished. With 7 years that she already spent in jail. I don't think that reducing her sentence from 35 years to 7 years "encourage others to leak".