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2004-03-04 Home Front: WoT

Army Sergeant to Be Tried in Grenade Attack

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Posted by CrazyFool 2004-03-04 1:07:45 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 funny that only the other day me and a mate were discussing this bastard and what happened to him and now i know. hope he does get the death penalty

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-4 1:33:02 PM|| 2004-3-4 1:33:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 ..Always find it interesting that when a court-martial story appears, the media mentions the part about the defendant (if enlisted) is entitled to have a certain number of enlisted on the jury.
It may have just been USAF urban legend, but I was always told that if it ever happens, DON'T ask for the EMs. They would invariably be E8s and E9s, who would probably vote to have you flayed alive, whereas officers seem to be a bit more lenient. Not that this would apply in this case - Akbar deserves a firing squad. He wanted martydom for his faith, let's give it to him.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-3-4 1:43:45 PM|| 2004-3-4 1:43:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "just hope the military court doesnât buy this âraceâ and âprofilingâ crap"
Not in a Military Court. Sgt Akbar was absent from a post and there were missing hand grenades from a vehicle he was guarding. Additionally his weapon had been fired hard to blame race on that! I bet he gets off on some psycho plea. If not BURN BABY BURN!

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-3-4 1:55:01 PM|| 2004-3-4 1:55:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 If he get's off on the murder charges the prosecutors may refile charges of unauthorized destruction of govt property. You can rarely outflank that one if they really want you.

My vote is for a cigarrette and a blindfold - Bastard!

Posted by Doc8404 2004-3-4 2:30:55 PM|| 2004-3-4 2:30:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 My vote is for a cigarrette and a blindfold - Bastard!
I guess I'm just the mean, vindictive sort. I can't see how a firing squad would be appropriate. We need to give this piece of unexpunged fecal matter a last meal of expired K-rats, lock him in a concrete room without windows, and explode a couple of hand grenades in the room. Leave him there for a couple of days, then see how he is.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-3-4 2:45:44 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-3-4 2:45:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 O.P. Only after covering him with a thick coat if pig fat.......

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-3-4 3:20:20 PM|| 2004-3-4 3:20:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 O.P. Only after covering him with a thick coat of pig fat.......

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-3-4 3:29:54 PM|| 2004-3-4 3:29:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 We could always leave it up to the Brigade to determine his punishment? Wonder what the boys/girls would pick for him?

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-3-4 3:38:45 PM|| 2004-3-4 3:38:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 The slimy little Cock-Sucker-Head will probably get life @ FL and spend the rest of his days making Dry-Sweep out of granite boulders. I remember when that shit happened, there was a lot of speculation on if he was going to make it out of Kuwait in one piece. The opening rounds had already been fired, thus putting him under a little different article under the uniform code of military justice. I would have gladly filled him up with a load of MP5 goodness, as would have all of my team mates.

Posted by Bodyguard 2004-3-4 5:08:37 PM|| 2004-3-4 5:08:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 a load of MP5 goodness - LOL.
a classic

Posted by Frank G 2004-3-4 5:59:17 PM|| 2004-3-4 5:59:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 If it's all grown up and it's broken, you're just gonna hafta kill it.
-Darwin

Posted by .com 2004-3-4 8:09:27 PM|| 2004-3-4 8:09:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I'll gladly supply the rope - or the bullets. Traitor.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-3-4 11:08:12 PM|| 2004-3-4 11:08:12 PM|| Front Page Top

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