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2009-01-29 -Lurid Crime Tales-

U.S. Deserter 'Having Time of My Life' as He Seeks Asylum in Germany

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2009-01-29 07:27|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The sad truth is that instead of the rest of the Americas, for decades now, the place to run for criminals of all types has been Europe. However, Americans that do this had better bring money, as the Europeans are stingy with work permits.

Most of those who run to Europe have warrants out for them for serious drug felonies, but it goes all the way up to Mark Rich.

As far as the US military is concerned, they are probably glad that they will no longer have to pay for this guy in any way, if the Euros accept him. Had he been smart, he would have faked a disability. Anti-American anarchists don't have much of a pension plan.

The Euros will let him live there, just no citizenship, and no money. Have a nice day.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-29 08:16|| 2009-01-29 08:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Mr. Shepherd could not find a halfway decent job despite some years of training as a programmer? Back in 2003 even many the McDonald's restaurants couldn't find enough staff at $7-9/hour, and I'm sure many managers would have been happy to let him park his home in the back of the lot in exchange for 60 hours/week of work.

Let Germany have him, if they really want to decrease the quality of their genetic pool.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-01-29 08:36|| 2009-01-29 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 He walked away from the military for his convictions.

What convictions are those? Can't be he didn't wanna kill anybody because it says he saw no action. Maybe he's averse to...work?
Let him leech off of the German anti war movement until his application for asylum gets bounced. Then he can get sent back here and learn about a new "conviction"...

Posted by tu3031 2009-01-29 10:14|| 2009-01-29 10:14|| Front Page Top

#4 He's going to collect a welfare check somewhere, might as well be from the Germs. Marry a muslim woman and have a dozen kids, you'll fit right in.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2009-01-29 10:26|| 2009-01-29 10:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Good, we're gonna need the unionist army to be below optimum manpower in the coming years.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-01-29 10:42|| 2009-01-29 10:42|| Front Page Top

#6 he didn't have any convictions about killing anyone he was repairing apaches. And he had a some college too his credit anfd still couldn't find a job?
he's full of shit they should really go after him since he wants too do news interviews and put his ass in jail then ship him back too germany after stripping his citizenship

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-01-29 11:19|| 2009-01-29 11:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Methinks there oughta be serious consequences for Germany if they pull this s**t (i.e. grant him "asylum"). It's already taking the already incredibly rich level of Euro arrogance and idiocy to new levels - the pathetic, do-nothing beneficiaries of US courage and commitment sitting in proxy judgement of their benefactors' continued sacrifices for sanity and civilization.

Germans oughta take some of that vaunted national shame complex and apply some of it to their current, inexcusable, contemptible behavior and attitudes. The Morgenthau Plan looks better all the time .....

Posted by Verlaine 2009-01-29 13:28|| 2009-01-29 13:28|| Front Page Top

#8 bad.chicken.dinner (Bad conduct discharge)!!Prison !!

Posted by fanny 2009-01-29 14:53|| 2009-01-29 14:53|| Front Page Top

#9 Nah. They don't want to keep the clown around to deal with him or have to bother upkeep at USDB at Fort Leavenworth. Court martial yes [cause it's a federal felony conviction], bad paper to kill any VA bennies yes, and then the road. Now try getting a 'good' job in the next decade with bad paper.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-29 15:25|| 2009-01-29 15:25|| Front Page Top

#10 If shipped stateside, IMHO on top of his dishonorable, it might not be that surprising to see him locked up (to set example) and then let out early for good behavior after only serving a fraction of his total time.

in sentencing him, the length of his incarceration (anywhere from overnight pre-trial confinement up to five years) to some degree will depend on whether he gets charged with just dessertion, or dessertion plus awol, and maybe even missed movement.

what charges stick will really depend on the judge and panel. the judge will take into consideration factors like how many days and months he remains gone, and his outrageous contempt shown by involving the media. all this will play into it.

he, being so vocal about his dessertion, would be a poster boy to make an example out of. If they go that route, officials can give him a stiff prison sentence with media coverage in the Army times as the cherry on top, and as a deterrant.

What is for certain (if germany doesnt keep him) is he will get bad paper as you say. ofcourse this is all assuming he isnt granted the asylum he sought.

Posted by havenoodle55 2009-01-29 16:45|| 2009-01-29 16:45|| Front Page Top

#11 If Germany grants his asylum request, we should immediately restrict all military personnel in Germany to US bases. (Yeah, I know some people live off base. You do what you can.) This will have a noticeable input on the local German economy.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-01-29 17:38|| 2009-01-29 17:38|| Front Page Top

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