What this all says...is that when the Army recruited Manning...he was a bit of a nut. For the whole enlistment, he was a nut. And throughout the court episode and waiting for the whole thing to end....he was a nut. Now? He’ll serve out his time in a federal prison...as a nut. For Manning, I would have considered this. At least in a military prison...you would have survived with no violent assaults or terrible problems. In a federal prison? You will be target number one for the entire time. Violent assault will be a potential problem every single day. You’d have to be crazy to volunteer and desire this type of situation. I don’t expect him to survive the sentence...if transferred out of the military prison. But maybe that’s the whole gimmick here....give him the justice he desires.
Hmm... that’s interesting. I think you’re right, a way to get around the libs defense of him is to give him what he wants. Let him dress like a girl then throw him in a cell with Bubba the rapist/serial killer.