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2007-02-22 Iraq

US soldier admits rape/murder of 14-year old girl

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Posted by Aris Katsaris 2007-02-22 05:03|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 For the love of God, shoot these men.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-02-22 09:19|| 2007-02-22 09:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, there still is a death penalty, but the senior judges have all but removed it from practice, just like in the civilian world [without the consent of the governed].

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-02-22 09:29|| 2007-02-22 09:29|| Front Page Top

#3 This breaks my heart. No excuse whatsoever for these men. Adult decisions deserve adult consequence.

Posted by newc">newc 2007-02-22 10:46|| 2007-02-22 10:46|| Front Page Top

#4 First off I would be strongly be in favor of placing a bullet in the skull of all involved, failing that I would allow the transfer of all to the Iraqi civil courts. The latter would quell most of the anti-U.S. feelings because you cant argue with justice. Also I would have a press release about every other day explaining that four individuals out of 150,000 does not constitute a trend. This will do much to damage relations with the small-minded and short-sighted.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2007-02-22 10:51|| 2007-02-22 10:51|| Front Page Top

#5 CyberSarge,

I agree with you wholeheartedly about turning them over to the Iraqi courts, but to do that would be a de facto death penalty - no matter what prison sentence they got, they wouldn't survive it, and that would just give the moonbats one more thing to moan about.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-02-22 10:55|| 2007-02-22 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Aris is back!

Also, looks like the Iraqis are getting into the act. Iraqis Charged with Rape

As to the US soldiers - what's wrong with the firing squad? If their plea was to avoid the death sentence, then life at the maximum security/minimum fun facility at ...Florence, (?)Colorado... The "Supermax" that is driving some prisoners crazy....

Posted by Bobby 2007-02-22 11:11|| 2007-02-22 11:11|| Front Page Top

#7 So what did Aris expect?
Let me know when Al-Queda or the Mahdi Army starts doing courtmartials.

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-22 11:32|| 2007-02-22 11:32|| Front Page Top

#8 Aris is back. Oh, joy.

The reason that they won't be sentenced to death, Aris, is because they pled guilty. Or, rather, they pled guilty to avoid the death penalty. You can't accept a man's plea and then sentence him to death anyway; that sort of removes the incentive.

I agree that in this instance, it's a pity. The prosecutor doesn't have to take the plea; he could go to trial. Wonder why he didn't.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-02-22 12:02|| 2007-02-22 12:02|| Front Page Top

#9 They should be hung.

:(

Welcome back Aris, tell us more about how Judeo-Christian westerns are evil.

Posted by Anon4021 2007-02-22 15:25|| 2007-02-22 15:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Courts-martial just don't involve death penalty practice much anymore -- I bet most prosecutors wouldn't even be entirely sure how to go about it (different rules, etc.). There are exactly six men on "military" death row. IMHO, it's mainly because the military tends to eliminate these sorts earlier, either at the recruitment point, through separations, or conviction of lesser crimes, before soldiers go and do something like this.

But, people slip through the cracks. I had one case where everyone dropped the ball. The recruiter, the command, the host nation authorities who wouldn't allow us to grab him for desertion. While we were bickering with the local police, the scumbag murdered an old man with a golf club. At that point, of course, the host nation got interested, and it turned out the guy was a major head case, who never should have gotten past the recruiter.

Point is, going for the death penalty is not at all a simple matter, and is rarely done.

Posted by exJAG 2007-02-22 17:56|| 2007-02-22 17:56|| Front Page Top

#11 His last name is Cortez. Want to make something of that?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-02-22 17:59|| 2007-02-22 17:59|| Front Page Top

#12 If Aris is back, maybe everyone has been pardoned.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2007-02-22 21:16|| 2007-02-22 21:16|| Front Page Top

#13 Old Home Week.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2007-02-22 21:17|| 2007-02-22 21:17|| Front Page Top

#14 I'm a little misty, here.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-02-22 21:19|| 2007-02-22 21:19|| Front Page Top

#15 If they let Gentle back on, then we know that a thousand flowers might bloom again here at Rantburg!

Posted by Flump Grinemp8767 2007-02-22 21:23|| 2007-02-22 21:23|| Front Page Top

#16 Every time I stop by, someone has to bring up the anme of that bitch. If you need one that bad, go to your local SPCA.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2007-02-22 21:53|| 2007-02-22 21:53|| Front Page Top

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