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2019-12-13 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Pardoned Army Officer LT. Lorance can't even get a job at Chinese box stores

[Mil.com] Former US Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance, the officer who in 2013 was convicted of war crimes, said it was "impossible to find a job" at a Walmart or Target, despite being granted a full pardon by President Donald Trump last month.

Lorance was sentenced to 19 years in military prison after he was found guilty of second-degree murder by ordering his soldiers to shoot at three unarmed men on a motorcycle in Afghanistan in 2012. Two of the men were killed by machine-gun fire and the third was wounded.

Nine of Lorance's fellow soldiers testified against him in his trial, with some of them alleging that he tried to cover up what he did. Lorance has maintained his innocence and defended his actions as protecting fellow soldiers.

"I made the best decision I could make, given the conditions on the ground," Lorance said on "The Sean Hannity Show" after his pardon in November, adding, "I would make the same exact decision again today if I was faced with that decision."

Lorance had served six years of his sentence when Trump granted him clemency in November. Trump's executive order -- which also dismissed another war-crimes case before trial and reinstated the rank of a convicted Navy chief -- cited the "long history" of presidents who "have used their authority to offer second chances to deserving individuals."

Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-13 07:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 I'm assume some fellow veteran - who knows Lorance haven't done anything wrong, would offer him a job.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-13 09:56|| 2019-12-13 09:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Right up to the moment said veteran's business insurance underwriter finds out...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-13 14:38|| 2019-12-13 14:38|| Front Page Top

#3 My general term for what these big corporations have done to America is "SovietAmerica.com"

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2019-12-13 14:56|| 2019-12-13 14:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Right up to the moment said veteran's business insurance underwriter finds out

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-13 14:57|| 2019-12-13 14:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Not sure why "?" even comes into it. When a big corporate insurer finds out some small fry is employing a "controversial" person, they have unlimited leeway to cancel a policy. And ask anyone who has to explain to another insurer why they were cancelled by their last one to expand upon how that's a problem.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-13 15:46|| 2019-12-13 15:46|| Front Page Top

#6 MM, Surely, you can find somebody who understands - or pressure the bastards. I mean, this guy is important. IMO, he's the symbol of all the soldiers in modern time who were told "Go and win a war, but die rather than producing negative publicity."

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-13 15:57|| 2019-12-13 15:57|| Front Page Top

#7 ^I mean, it's not like he marched into a a village, rounded all the men and shot them or raped the women. All he did is miscalculate the threat level - and not by much. I'm sure if you take a good look at the WoT records, you'll find plenty of examples of USA soldiers who died because they were wrong in another direction.
IMO, at most, he should've gotten a year. Maybe a discharge. Not 19!

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-13 16:09|| 2019-12-13 16:09|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd be top of the list hoping insurance companies might decide to be honest brokers. I would not even be in the back of the line to bet on it, though...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-13 16:14|| 2019-12-13 16:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Not a lawyer but guessing that such insurance co. behavior might be illegal in municipalities such as SF that have laws non-discriminatory treatment of people with criminal records.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 16:35|| 2019-12-13 16:35|| Front Page Top

#10 *laws mandating

Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 16:35|| 2019-12-13 16:35|| Front Page Top

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