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[Maria56]

Why does a sailor go to prison for taking a selfie on a submarine and
never sent it anywhere?

Uh...he did rather more than that:

"...Saucier methodically documented the entire propulsion system of the nuclear submarine, including the design of its nuclear compartment and its nuclear reactor."

"They are not the type of photographs that one would take to commemorate one’s service," prosecutors said.

Prosecutors are vague about what Saucier's purpose was in taking the photos, referring ominously in their filing to a trip Saucier took to Mexico and to an "African Dream" phone card found after apparently being hidden at his home.

The government has not explicitly alleged that any espionage was afoot, but says Saucier showed the photos to his ex-wife and woman he was later living with as well as two other sailors on the Alexandria. All said that Saucier "understood that he was not allowed to" take the photos.

After being confronted by investigators in 2012, Saucier compounded his problems by destroying a laptop, camera and memory card and throwing the laptop in the woods.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2016/08/kristian-saucier-sentencing-clinton-227052

Sorry. I'm not buying your comparison.