83-year-old nun gets 20 year sentence for ‘symbolic’ nuke facility break-in

[AgingAmerican]

An 83-year-old nun who broke into a Tennessee depleted uranium storage facility in 2012 and splashed human blood on several surfaces, exposing a massive security hole at the nation’s only facility used to store radioactive conventional munitions, was convicted Wednesday and sentenced to a term of up to 20 years in prison.

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The three activists are part of a group called “Transform Now Plowshares,” a reference to the book of Isaiah, which says, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares. They shall learn war no more.” All three face individual sentences of up to 20 years, along with a litany of fines.

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“The shortcomings in security at one of the most dangerous places on the planet have embarrassed a lot of people,” the activists’ attorney, Francis Lloyd, told members of the jury according to the BBC. “You’re looking at three scapegoats behind me.”

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Collapse the US economy while stealing 40% of the middle classes wealth....get a bailout and bonuses. Symbolically protest nuclear weapons, do 20 years in prison.

Welcome to AMERICA!

[LuvNewcastle]

1. Thank God they're getting her off the street!

[glinda]

2. Seriously wish Pope Francis could bail her out.

[arely staircase]

3. what total crap

nt

[n2doc]

4. I feel so much safer now!

Meanwhile, 'honor' killers get 4 years, if that.

[azurnoir]

7. In which US state did that happen? n/t

[n2doc]

9. Maryland

http://bulletinoftheoppressionofwomen.com/2013/04/09/muslim-honor-killer-has-no-remorse/

[azurnoir]

10. Officially he was sentenced to 30 years of which he's served 10 years

and there is no indication as to the final outcome of the request for early release which was made last month

[n2doc]

12. True

I was thinking of the case in Sweden.

[wingzeroday]

13. link

http://www.thelocal.se/47758/20130507/#.UYwx9Z3D-Yk

[azurnoir]

14. yep that's the case

now in that one the sentence was reduced because the person was under 17 when he committed the crime, still not very just IMO

[wingzeroday]

15. yeah

I agree.

[Downtown Hound]

5. What a grossly excessive travesty of justice

Well, I know who I'll be writing this week. Note to everybody, one of the best things you can do for a prisoner of the state is to write them and let them know you support them. Donations to commisary funds are also really good.

[wingzeroday]

6. Not accurate

Just looked this up. She won't be sentenced until September.

[RebelOne]

8. That is just awful. In other words, she has a life sentence. n/t

[indepat]

16. Do not fret: cruel and unsual punishment is verboten in the land of the free and home of the

brave. Moreover, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is so hallowed and cherished, big brother will be obliged to assure the punishment fits the crime. A monetary fine sufficient to cover the cost of any damage/repair and 30 days in the slammer sounds about right and would serve to teach them and any other aspirants a good civics lesson.

[msanthrope]

25. She hasn't been sentenced. nt

[Octafish]

11. How many nuke toadies went to jail for irradiating Americans?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3312956

Gee. The Sister and her friends in peace hurt no one.

[frylock]

17. our "justice" system is a fucking joke

[siligut]

18. Draconian law

No special consideration, she has hurt the realm, she must be punished!

They are trying to get us to rise up. This will give the conservatives who are gunning for a fight some relief.

[Melinda]

19. And in other news, Wall Street & Bankers continue to walk free after causing ...

one of the greatest economic meltdowns in US history.

84 yr old Nun: $8,500.00 in damage

Wall Street: $Trillions,000.000.000 in damage

Result: 20 years for you, sister!!

We now return you to your regular reality programming, Amerika

[Cal Carpenter]

20. Fucked up and sad

Bless that woman.

[Logical]

21. PLEASE EDIT THIS. They have not been sentenced yet! n-t

[wingzeroday]

22. yep

Thanks

[Logical]

23. Also, they could have pleaded guilty to simple trespassing but refused. n-t

[JimDandy]

24. Convicted and sentenced all in the same day?

Very unlikely.

ETA: I see that Raw Story wrote the headline.

[msanthrope]

26. Unrec for inaccuracy--she has not been sentenced. nt