She broke a law that most people know and have to worry about.
Because she did not get any slack cut due to her celebrity does not make her a political prisoner nor does the fact that the law is perceived as draconian by many in the US.
By every definition, she broke a law and is not a political prisoner. the fact that the law sucks is irrelevant to the definition of a political prisoner.
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