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Don't you feel a little sorry for him?

posted 18 years ago by Kubrick_Reincarnated
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I do realize that the way Hanssen was portrayed in Breach could cause sympathy for him, and I realize that Hanssen was a pretty cold hearted bast****.

But throughout the entire film, I felt no sympathy for this man at all (mainly because he caused at least 3 murders).

However when I read that he spends 23 hours a day in solitary confinement, I was horrified. Here is a man who knows that he will have only 1 hour a day of human contact for the rest of his life. All for what? For violation of the Espionage Act which he pled guilty to. For $1.4 million in U.S. secrets that, in the end, didn't do that much damage (or at least visible damage).

So far, I don't think he deserves 23 hours a day in solitary confinement. Then I come to another reason he was imprisoned: For the lives of at least 3 people. However, Robert Hanssen didn't kill these people directly. And even murderers don't get 23 hours of solitary confinement a day.

In the end,I guess that when you kill an American, you get a life sentence without possibility of parole. But when you double-cross America, you get a life sentence without possibility of parole and 23 hours/day of solitary confinement.

What do you think?

"Heavy lies the crown."
Jack Nicholson, The Departed

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[–] RobSac 17 years ago

by - genmusk on Wed Jan 30 2008 10:46:45

Theres some rednecks in prison that bleed red, white, and blue. Hes better off not seeing anyone.

And, oh, the irony in that...

If these rednecks read up on the prison industry, especially the ones locked up for non violent crimes, their patriotism might take a downturn.

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[–] Joe_Reb 17 years ago

Feel sorry for Chris Cooper not Robert Hanssen. Hanssen was a career bureacrat. He'll keep himself busy imagining he needs a raise.

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[–] jtpaladin 17 years ago

i think he should have one hour of geting beat half to death every day and 23 hours of confinement, the c**ksucker deserves it. He deserves it for all the people he got killed. I do feel bad for his family though

I couldn't agree more. I would pay to torture him.

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[–] troyez70 17 years ago

I do not feel sorry for Hanssen in the least, he deserves death. He took an oath to keep his mouth shut (I took the same oath - Army MI), and it seems he sold secrets to stroke his underappreciated ego. For that very reason he should have been executed; people died and our national security was compromised because this dirtbag wanted to be noticed/appreciated! And for those of you who try to understate the gravity of Hanssen's treason, there are things that you will never know about that take place in secrecy, that keep you and I safe and secure; and this crap the media spouts about the public having a "right" to know what is going on in the Intelligence community is foolish. At this moment, "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf," George Orwell. The same is true of the Intelligence entities in the U.S.
Also, the person who said that George Bush should be in prison with Hanssen, is a complete fool.

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[–] RobSac 17 years ago

troyez, it was me who suggested George Bush should be in prison with Hanssen. He should. Bush has put us in far more danger than Hanssen has, although I believe Hanssen was wrong and his punishment is in fact just. In fact, bunking Bush and Hanssen together would be the ultimate punishment for Hanssen, considering his intolerance of moronic and incompetent people.

[–] Ace_Moonshot 17 years ago

That'd be unconstitutional. Cruel and Unusual and whatnot.

"What does it do?" Do? "It doesn't DO anything. That's the beauty of it." Jacques Heim/Louis Reard

[–] ancatdoh 17 years ago

The origianl poster wrote:

"So far, I don't think he deserves 23 hours a day in solitary confinement."

We agree--I think he deserves to be dangling at the end of a rope. He SOLD the locations of the entire chain of command during a NUCLEAR ATTACK. This guy should have been hung.

Not just for punishment, but to deter other would be traitors.

This is the same reason cowardice under fire is punishable by death.

He presumably gave up his contacts and told what secrets he sold to avoid the death penalty, but he got a better deal than he deserved.

[–] jllukes 17 years ago

Not at all. This man was the most dangerous spy ever. Treason is punishable by death. He got off easy.

[–] kobie173 17 years ago

He betrayed the bureau, the government and the people he swore to defend. He caused the deaths of numerous intelligence sources that could have possibly been used to prevent terrorist acts. He lied, he deceived, he manipulated, he was complicit to murder.

He got off LIGHT. The man should be dead, executed for acts of sedition and treason against the United States government

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[–] cdreid1 17 years ago

You should probably limit yourself to speaking on subjects you know something about. Obviously that wouldnt include this one.

Very cute 1337 sk4t3rd3wd nickname *roll*

[–] musorka 17 years ago

"He got off LIGHT. The man should be dead, "
That's not right. How do you know WHAT he's doing off light? Or, for that matter, what US government makes him do. That would be the smart move from the side of bureau, wouldn't it? To get him out of the light and keep him busy.

[–] bodymod82 17 years ago

You do kinda feel bad for him. He seems so bored and lonely in life... i guees cause he is on a whole other level then 99.9% of people. It seems like he did what he did just for a challenge. You do feel sorry for him till you think about what he did. I'f he was military I'm sure he would have been executed. I do love the fact that even when he was arrested and in the truck the first thing he says is "You really got to talk to your tech guys. I could hear feedback for a week"