The point was they were both leaks of confidential, classified information which they knowingly and intentionally mishandled. They are the same crime and should have been equally dealt with.
I'm not saying people shouldn't blow the whistle when its needed, I'm saying there is a proper way of doing things without potentially harming people that aren't a part of the "problem" you are trying to fix.
As someone from the military with a security clearance I know full well how damaging leaks can be. You'd be surprised the type of information, even seemingly insignificant information, people can use to harm you, both directly and indirectly.
And while Manning gets years in jail Hillary get's literally nothing.
Further more, Hillary never "intentionally" leaked anything. She was simply careless and stupid. Manning leaked something very intentionally because he knew it was the American peoples constitutional right to know about it.
Does anyone here honestly believe that if people like Manning or Snowden leaked this to congress they would be handled in some other manner? I find that incredibly hard to believe considering it would make absolutely zero difference either way and it's these same congressmen who pursue them now.
They would still be attacked, pursued and silenced for sharing what is indeed, classified information. I see no reason their treatment would have been different otherwise. Our government has gone after whistle blowers like this for it's entire existence no matter the form they present themselves.
In all and actual reality and practicality, how the information is presented means absolutely nothing. The information itself is what means something.
As someone with many family members being in the military, I understand the tight lipped information ordeal. But when it comes to our constitutional rights, things that not even the government should never be allowed to violate, it's a whole different story. When our government is intentionally violating that, they will and clearly have, gone to any lengths to silence people.
That's bullshit. That is absolutely not what the United States of America, has ever been, or ever will be about.