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ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
10. Brilliant.
Fri May 10, 2013, 10:46 AM
May 2013

You say that "Getting to the outside of a secure building and spray painting it is quite a long way from getting in and removing nuclear materials". Okay then, how is 27 years behind bars a reasonable sentence for her infraction?

You say "If I don't like what some musician says about my religion... I can complain about him online..." (etc). So you are equating nuclear waste / weapons grade materials, with not liking what some random person says?

False equivalencies.

We have a long history of civil disobedience in this country. That nun engaged in civil disobedience and she knew there would be a price to pay. But the rest of us can certainly look at this and see that the punishment for her is draconian, while the punishment for other crimes that are done by the well-connected range from a slap on the wrist to nothing at all.

But you go on ahead and keep calling her "stupid". I know that it is "stupid" people like her who cause change in this world.

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k/r marmar May 2013 #1
A nun who cut through a fence to protest nukes got 21 years. Octafish May 2013 #2
indeed. nt xchrom May 2013 #3
Remember all the hoopla about illegal domestic radiation experiments on US citizens? Octafish May 2013 #13
The cold war was rough on our own citizens. Nt xchrom May 2013 #14
"Cut through a fence" ? FBaggins May 2013 #7
So why aren't the facility managers going to jail? ljm2002 May 2013 #8
Someone should be punished/fired FBaggins May 2013 #9
Brilliant. ljm2002 May 2013 #10
Ok. FBaggins May 2013 #11
You are the best. Octafish May 2013 #12
K&R abelenkpe May 2013 #4
Two sides to every story... 3. Mary Estelle Curran Mr. Blue Sky May 2013 #5
thank you n/t Psephos May 2013 #6
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