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Light sentence for medic who refused Iraq tour

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Posted by tu3031 2007-03-09 13:43|| || Front Page|| [10 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Aguayo's doesn't morally object to war, just war with him in it. And it's not (necessarily) about being morally opposed to shooting people, but mainly about being shot at. And while I can't argue with not wanting to get shot at, don't call it a moral issue, call it cowardice.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-03-09 16:45|| 2007-03-09 16:45|| Front Page Top

#2 It's a federal felony conviction as well.
And...
Augustin Aguayo, a US citizen born in Mexico
..if he's naturalized, I suspect that can get his citizenship revoked.

No VA benefits for you who hold a dishonorable discharge.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-03-09 17:30|| 2007-03-09 17:30|| Front Page Top

#3 If it's a felony, does he lose his right to vote?

Except for the Dems, of course....

Posted by Bobby 2007-03-09 18:44|| 2007-03-09 18:44|| Front Page Top

#4 If it's a felony, does he lose his right to vote?

exJAG is probably the expert on it, but my take is that the issue is up to the states to decide to allow felons to vote.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-03-09 21:12|| 2007-03-09 21:12|| Front Page Top

#5 The Stars & Stripes article makes no mention of a plea agreement, which I find odd, and also clarifies: "eight months confinement, ordered to forfeit all pay and allowances, reduced in rank to private and given a bad-conduct discharge . . . Aguayo was credited with 161 days of pre-trial confinement and will serve 79 more days."

A BCD is not the same as a DD, and is not as severe. But he was convicted of a felony, which means he can't ever own guns (not that it means anything to him, presumably). Dunno about voting or citizenship, but I'm not aware of anything that would make me optimistic.

I once went against his attorney, David Court, who seems to represent 90% of accuseds who opt for civilian counsel over here. A douche, as you might expect, and a high-priced one: an E-4 did not pay for that all by himself. It would be interesting to know who financed his defense.

The Military Counselling Network is about 15 minutes up the road from me. Perhaps I'll go visit them sometime.

Posted by exJAG 2007-03-09 23:25|| 2007-03-09 23:25|| Front Page Top

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