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In reply to the discussion: Chelsea Manning Faces Possible Charges For Suicide Attempt [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)Its clear that she is NOT "receiving the same amount of care and treatment as all others", because the other prisoners obviously aren't all trying to kill themselves.
This isn't the horror show of Abu Ghraib, some Soviet era gulag, or a Hollywood version of a third world prison, in this country we still afford prisoners rights and protections under our has Constitutional laws. That's the very concept that our soldiers fight for. Iit's not limited to just the privileged few that people like you deem worthy of just and equitable care, it's for everyone. We don't allow an option for retaliation against those we disagree with.
Yet here you are, arguing from such such an immoral, illogical and unAmerican position, that we'd have a class system that divides us and gives props to sickos who say its OK to torment and abuse those people who are not in a position to protect themselves or even get medical care without the assistance of others, because they are found wanting. That dystopian view is nothing that is even remotely American.