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Bradley Manning In Sociology

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Sociology is defined as the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society (Webster). If you really look at the things that happen in the society around you, there will be times that you see things that happened in the news and see a direct correlation with prior sources from the same issue. For example, Chelsea Manning, also known as Bradley Manning, who has been released from prison after receiving a pardon from Former President Barack Obama. Manning was placed in a prison barracks at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas serving a 35-year sentence for WikiLeaks of classified United States military documents (The New York Times) While she has been issued a pardon, there have been several issues that have led her to that pardon.
Manning was initially placed in Fort Leavenworth where she could have served a 90-year sentence. However, the judge was very lenient to only sentence her to 35 years, despite the jury wanting to see Manning …show more content…

Manning taking her own life while being held in a military prison, Former President Obama decide it would be in the best interest to allow the early release. However, a name that was not on the list to be pardoned was one of the largest leakers, known as Edward J. Snowden. Mr. Snowden was a former intelligence contractor who leaked out archives of top-secret surveillance files (The New York Times). Snowden is currently in Russia, living as a fugitive. What is the reasoning behind allowing Manning a pardon, but not Snowden when they both committed the same level of crime? Manning was released based on her mental health status being lessened each day that she lived her life in solitary confinement, ultimately soon to lead to a successful suicide had she not been given the pardon. Snowden on the other hand fled the country and found refuge in another country, which has extended his stay until 2020 or longer (The New York Times). Snowden also released data which was much more severe than that of

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