Bradley Manning - Prison
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It bothers me how this is has become an argument about secrecy vs openness, or merely a discussion about this one man's motives.
Anyone who has read these leaked documents (or an outline of what is in them) can plainly see that what was happening was wrong. We shouldn't be talking about what is legal. Any sane person can see that these actions taken by the American military were wrong.
Bradley Manning saw these documents that outlined horrible actions done by his country and made them public, because otherwise nothing would be done about them. Because he knew right from wrong. Because he looked at these things and thought, "Not in my country. America is better than this, and Americans believe their military to be better than this."
He leaked these documents knowing he'd probably end up fired and in prison, if not executed. Very few people have the courage to do something like this.
This story is not about the law. It's about right and wrong. We leave room to interpret laws in the courts so that when we know something is right or wrong we can amend them or at least make an exception.
Bradley Manning will pay the price for his actions. So be it. He knew this could happen, and I hope at some point he decided that it would be worth going to prison for. I think it is.
If only we could all be so brave.