> That was nothing more than a young man’s bravado. He shouldn’t have done it but it registers a .2 on a scale of 1 to 10.
I respectfully disagree. On a scale of 1 to 10, what he did was about a seven — so quite a bit more serious than just a stupid prank.
There is a well-established link between the way people treat animals and the way they treat humans. An early sign of psychopathic behavior is mistreatment of animals. I would not want him for my next door neighbor.
If he started throwing puppies around in New Zealand (or in the US I suspect) he and his mates would be facing serious charges and a heavy fine — possibly imprisonment. And the thorough disapproval of anyone who knew him: he’d find a shortage of people to sit with at the local pub, all his mates would suddenly forget who he was.
That man does not deserve to die a horrible death, nor does he deserve his legs blown off with IEDs. He *does* deserve well-earned approbriam and disgust, and to have his @rse handed to him by his superior officers as he is booted out of the Marine Corps for conduct unbecoming.
Al Qaeda must love footage like this, even tho’ they have no time for dogs. They couldn’t buy this kind of propaganda at any price.
I hope YouTube yanks the video: it does the Marine Corps no credit, and they are undeserved victims in all this.
Funny that you mention Al Qaeda, because this is the kind of nonsense that I’d expect from those animals. He should be promptly kicked out of the Marines, maybe do a little time of some sort, and probation. No idea if any of this is possible via the UCMJ, but it seems like the right way to go.