# Should President Obama pardon Chelsea Manning?

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**Created:** [November 14, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-president-obama-pardon-chelsea-manning/772003 "2016-11-14T21:38:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-president-obama-pardon-chelsea-manning/772003/13 "2016-11-15T14:28:31Z")

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No. Let him rot in prison.

An excerpt from his whine -

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> I attempted to take my own life. When the [United States Disciplinary Barracks] placed me in solitary confinement as punishment for the attempted suicide, I tried it again because the feeling of hopelessness was so immense. This has served as a reminder to me that any lack of treatment can kill me, so I must keep fighting a battle that I wish every day would just end.

So he tries suicide to remind himself that he’s hopeless. Good luck with that.

Regards,  
Shodan

PS - No, he doesn’t deserve the basic respect of being referred to as “she”.

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