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| Judge orders accused Texas base gunman to shave or be shaved |
| 2012-09-08 |
| A U.S. military judge on Thursday ordered the Fort Hood massacre suspect, Army Major Nidal Hasan, to shave or be forcibly shaved, ruling that his beard is not covered by federal laws protecting religious freedom. Colonel Gregory Gross ruled following a hearing that Hasan's attorneys failed to prove he has grown the beard, which he has worn since June, for religious reasons. Hasan, 41, has said he grew the beard in line with the beliefs of his Islamic faith, and that it is part of his free exercise of religion. The San Antonio Express-News reported that Hasan's military defense lawyer, Lieutenant Colonel Kris Poppe, said in court that the defendant had tried to plead guilty last month, a sign that he wanted to "to be accountable" for his actions. Other media, including the New York Times ...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize... , reported that Poppe told the court that Hasan has offered twice to plead guilty. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 Keep dragging it out First Cavalry for any reason possible until we get a Commander In Chief who will sign the Court Marshal's Death Sentence. Stay the course boys. |
| Posted by: wr 2012-09-08 19:04 |
| #7 "Regulations state that the prisoner WILL be clean shaven, Major. End of argument. Sergeant, see to it." |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-09-08 18:04 |
| #6 I'd let the blind barber with palsy use a straight razor on him |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-09-08 14:36 |
| #5 I'm sure we can spring TDY money for one of the inmate trainees from the barbershop at the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-09-08 14:13 |
| #4 Burma Shave? Maybe with something like the Gurkha Kukri at about neck level. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-09-08 12:37 |
| #3 Flamethrower will take that beard RIGHT off. Closest shave he'll ever have. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick - Schlumberger Squishy Mud Division 2012-09-08 11:52 |
| #2 Judge orders accused Texas base gunman to shave |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-09-08 11:51 |
| #1 Burma Shave? |
| Posted by: Raj 2012-09-08 11:09 |