en-us http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/01/26/does-bradley-manning-have-rights/ Comments from Does Bradley Manning Have Rights? http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/01/26/does-bradley-manning-have-rights/#IDComment124051252I have a one-word response for David P. Price - theoretical. There is material and substancial difference between theory and what happens in the real world. He may be comforted in the knowledge of written laws, procedures, and regulations, but if they are ignored or selectively applied, there is only justice for some. Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:05:23 +0000http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/01/26/does-bradley-manning-have-rights/#IDComment124051252 http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/01/26/does-bradley-manning-have-rights/#IDComment123992120i think george carlin said it best: we don't have rights, we have privileges. there is a distinction between human rights, and legal rights. our 'rights' are not derived from a document (the constitution), or the people who wrote it, or anyone else in a position of authority. that's a fallacious notion. no one can confer 'rights'. so, as noble as the anti-federalists were in securing the bill of 'rights', it means nothing unless there is a consensus on construction and enforcement. obviously there is not. thus, the notion of legal 'rights' is a dream. especially when you take into account socio-economic hierarchy and the symptomatic finance favoritism of so-called 'justice'. the rich get richer and the poor get prison is the dominant cultural practice. the establishment murders and plunders, but bradley manning allegedly releases documents about said murder and plunder and he is the one 'held accountable'. there is obviously some lacking moral imperative, for how is it that releasing documents is more reprehensible than blatant murder, torture, theft, rape, and domination? Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:16:07 +0000http://www.dylanratigan.com/2011/01/26/does-bradley-manning-have-rights/#IDComment123992120