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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 08:48 PM Feb 2014

Thank Goodness that danger to society is locked away while Dick Cheney & George Zimmerman roam free



A judge sentenced an 84-year-old nun, Sister Megan Rice, on Tuesday to 35 months in prison for breaking into a facility where enriched uranium for nuclear bombs is stored. Two others who took part, Michael Walli and Greg Boertje-Obed, were sentenced to 62 months. The three were convicted of cutting fences and entering the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge in July 2012, embarrassing officials and prompting security changes. Judge Amul Thapar of Federal District Court said Sister Rice did not share the others’ criminal backgrounds. “Her crimes are minimal in comparison to the others,” the judge said. The three admitted to spray painting peace slogans and hammering on exterior walls of the facility. When a guard confronted them, they offered him food and began singing. The complex is the primary American site for processing and storage of enriched uranium -NYT

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/57568596-80/facility-federal-breaking-nuclear.html.csp
http://www.usnews.com/news/newsgram/articles/2014/02/19/nun-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-nuclear-facility-break-in
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Thank Goodness that danger to society is locked away while Dick Cheney & George Zimmerman roam free (Original Post) kpete Feb 2014 OP
"The three were convicted of ... embarrassing officials and prompting security changes. " Scuba Feb 2014 #1
bhut nuns might wear VEILS--like BANK ROBBERS MisterP Feb 2014 #3
Should every facility be opened to anyone... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #7
TPTB were upset that someone exposed their lack of security. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #8
So if someone broke into that system... Lost_Count Feb 2014 #9
The punishment was disproportionate to the crime. hobbit709 Feb 2014 #10
k&r tk2kewl Feb 2014 #2
Michael Dunn might shit himself if he has to be kept in the same prison geek tragedy Feb 2014 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2014 #5
Right!!! hobbit709 Feb 2014 #6
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
1. "The three were convicted of ... embarrassing officials and prompting security changes. "
Wed Feb 19, 2014, 09:15 PM
Feb 2014

When protesting equals terrorism, yet killing people for fun and profit is accepted, we've descended into some special kind of hell that I cannot describe.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
3. bhut nuns might wear VEILS--like BANK ROBBERS
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 02:47 AM
Feb 2014

you're not in favor of ROBBING BANKS, are you?!
signed, the savors of liberalism, Pamela Geller and some other people who say Bush was to soft on Turrsts

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
8. TPTB were upset that someone exposed their lack of security.
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 07:58 AM
Feb 2014

If it was that easy for them, how easy would it have been for someone with evil intent?

It's like about 10 years ago where my wife worked. They implemented a computer security system to protect client file confidentiality and I found a gaping hole in the system. They were not amused when I told them about it and they were even less amused when my response to that was "That I could crap a better security system than what they had.

 

Lost_Count

(555 posts)
9. So if someone broke into that system...
Thu Feb 20, 2014, 08:02 AM
Feb 2014

... And defaced it, they should get off free because you deserved it?

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