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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarine Who tried to kill self, gets 180 days, Marine who killed 24 others, no time.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/lazzaric-caldwell-marine-fights-conviction-for-suicide-attempt_n_1250522.htmlHAGERSTOWN, Md. -- A discharged Marine private who slit his wrists in a suicide attempt is fighting his military conviction for deliberately injuring himself, arguing the punishment is inconsistent with the armed forces' efforts to battle a rise in suicides during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Caldwell was sentenced to 180 days in jail and a bad conduct discharge. Military rules allow an appeal after a guilty plea in some cases, but Caldwell's initial appeal to the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals was denied in December. His lawyer, Navy Lt. Mike Hanzel, said this week he will ask the military's highest court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington, to hear the case.
Has the U.S. Military Gone Insane??
lihttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/world/middleeast/anger-in-iraq-after-plea-bargain-over-haditha-killings.html
BAGHDAD Iraqis were outraged Tuesday to learn that the Marine considered the ringleader of a 2005 massacre that left 24 of their countrymen dead in 2005 was sentenced on Tuesday to a reduction in rank but avoided any jail time after pleading guilty the day before to a reduced charge.
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Marine Who tried to kill self, gets 180 days, Marine who killed 24 others, no time. (Original Post)
Stuart G
Feb 2012
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different equation
(69 posts)1. Good Comparison.
Two stories say a lot.
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)5. di you *really* need someone to spell it out for you?
i suspect you won't br around long enough, anyhow...
think
(11,641 posts)2. The priorities of our military need a thorough review /nt
ret5hd
(20,482 posts)3. well, which one tried to damage gov't property???
xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. du rec. nt
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)6. rec'd