The double standard

We are about to see just how much of a double standard we have in our government.  The Department of Justice decided Hillary Clinton's e-mail transgressions, which included exposing over 1300 classified emails to potential hackers of her unsecured home server, didn't warrant any legal action.

Now a U.S. submarine sailor, who took six selfies of himself in a secured portion of a submarine, is facing up to 78 months in prison for the act. See the full story here. His lawyer is arguing for probation, on the grounds that Hillary got away with far worse.  It will be interesting to see what the judge decides.

My guess is that he will get significant jail time.  He is, after all, just a young kid, not a well-connected Washington insider. The government would certainly not like to establish a precedent based on Hillary's case, or it will be unable to prosecute any security leaks.  On the other hand, if he does get jail time, it will be yet more proof that our government is rigged in favor of the well-connected.