Manning pardoned by Obama while Ross rots away? Pathetic

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/obama-commutes-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=a-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

wtf


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[44 Points] OnAcidButUrThedum1:

I'm glad Manning is getting a pardon, but I fail to see how she and Ross are even related as far as their crimes go. Ross has too high of a sentence for sure, but as far as our current laws, him being in prison makes sense. What we really need is for Obama to say "The war on drugs is over!" so people like Ross don't end up there anymore.


[16 Points] samwhiskey:

Manning, Snowden and Ross should all be pardoned.


[15 Points] stilldogman:

I hate Peyton AND Eli Manning. They look fuckin weird.


[7 Points] Celacia:

As much as people here want Ross to be pardoned, I would be surprised if he is even on the radar at all for it. What I'm curious about is Snowden. It seems the big difference in the eyes of the pres is that Manning admitted wrongdoing and faced trial for it. I doubt even to this day Snowden will admit he did anything wrong. And he shouldn't because I am in the camp that firmly believes we deserved to know how we were being surveilled. If he does get a pardon, it'll probably be at the absolute last minute. My respect for the man would skyrocket if he does


[5 Points] None:

i wouldn't put Ross on the same level as manning but yes i do agree he should be pardoned as well


[5 Points] rilksoadvb5piz3r:

pffhh, didn't expect him to pardon manning, i guess that counts as a success?! no one would seriously expect him to pardon ulbricht.

if you don't like the law in your country, go and change it. it's called democracy because everyone can participate, so if even a trump can, why wouldn't you?


[5 Points] None:

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[2 Points] DextroShade:

Trump wouldn't have pardoned any of them.


[3 Points] MollieIsYourFriend:

The media is jumping on Obama about the pardon. I guess they don't see or care to recognize he is trying to help heal the country by showing compassion to her and also giving Julian Assange a chance to make good on his promise and turn himself in.


[5 Points] DirtyThiefsGlove:

Manning is just an attention seeker. Not a hero.

"Ooooh look at all these files that include details of atrocities being committed that everybody already knew about anyway."

"Ooooh i'm actually a woman trapped in a mans body"

Watch him go on to have the most active twitter/fb/social media accounts, saying the most outrageous shit, slurping up all the attention he desires.


[3 Points] gelb_dust:

Obama is a pretty cool prez imo and I'm still holding out that he could have another pardon or two in the works.. not likely but hey. He's given a lot of drug offenders their lives back and god knows Trump won't be doing that at all during his presidency


[1 Points] None:

I mean, if it wasn't the most exceedingly obvious outcome then, yes, it would be pathetic.


[1 Points] None:

Didn't Ross try to get people killed though or was that not true?


[-2 Points] DabbyRosin:

FUCK obama