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pnwmom

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6. Is Manning being required to wear a man's haircut or is she objecting to the female options?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2015, 04:26 AM

Nov 2015

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Manning sues DoD over military haircut [View all] struggle4progress Nov 2015 OP

Manning needs to be pardoned. MillennialDem Nov 2015 #1

Nothing like that is currently visible on the horizon. The release involved something struggle4progress Nov 2015 #4

They are treating her cruelly for the sake of cruelty. Obama should pardon her on his MillennialDem Nov 2015 #19

Should have thought about that before... TipTok Nov 2015 #2

I have no sympathy for your lack of sympathy. longship Nov 2015 #3

Right... TipTok Nov 2015 #5

Spring, sprong, bling, blong. Boingggg! nt longship Nov 2015 #7

Anger management may help you. elias49 Nov 2015 #13

Meh... TipTok Nov 2015 #15

She's a woman, forcing her to get a man's haircut is discrimination. beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #14

I can't help thinking of the way the Nazis shaved women's heads in the concentration camps. tblue37 Nov 2015 #22

So you support treating criminals in a cruel manner? Don't bitch about kids who MillennialDem Nov 2015 #20

Is Manning being required to wear a man's haircut or is she objecting to the female options? pnwmom Nov 2015 #6

The DoJ quote in The Advocate story suggests Manning's not being offered struggle4progress Nov 2015 #8

That makes no sense since she's getting the hormone treatments. nt pnwmom Nov 2015 #9

Dunno. A person in a segregated male facility with other long-term prisoners struggle4progress Nov 2015 #10

So? She can make that choice herself. And she's already vulnerable even without MillennialDem Nov 2015 #21

SHE eShirl Nov 2015 #11

^This! +infinity nt LostOne4Ever Nov 2015 #16

Sorry! pnwmom Nov 2015 #25

Stop referring to her as a man! beam me up scottie Nov 2015 #12

Exactly! LostOne4Ever Nov 2015 #17

Is the "he" in your post deliberate admission of bigotry, mr blur Nov 2015 #24

A slip. I corrected it. Thanks for pointing it out. n/t pnwmom Nov 2015 #26

Thanks. nt Rob H. Nov 2015 #29

A pardon, and perhaps a Presidential Medal of Freedom, would best serve America's interests. Scuba Nov 2015 #18

Allowing her to serve everyday of her sentence as a woman yes, giftedgirl77 Nov 2015 #32

Although she deserves to serve every day of her sentence for her crimes... MohRokTah Nov 2015 #23

Did he have to pay $2.50 for it? underpants Nov 2015 #27

*she Lordquinton Nov 2015 #30

1960 Ft Knox was 75 cents NT 1939 Nov 2015 #36

LOL underpants Nov 2015 #37

Manning is just getting sue-happy now... Blue_Tires Nov 2015 #28

If I were spending most of the rest of my life in solitary elias49 Nov 2015 #31

(1) in general population, not solitary; and (2) absent drama, could be released struggle4progress Nov 2015 #33

Sentenced to 35 years. elias49 Nov 2015 #34

Here: struggle4progress Nov 2015 #35