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Update: U.S. Soldier Convicted of Killing Iraqi Walks Free - Captain Rogelio Maynulet
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Posted on 04/01/2005 4:31:39 PM PST by Former Military Chick

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His career is over ... what a shame. I sure hope there is a company out there that will hire him, as a Vet and allow him to prove himself for no other reason than to himself.

I really feel ashamed on this one.

1 posted on 04/01/2005 4:31:42 PM PST by Former Military Chick
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To: Former Military Chick

At least they did not throw the book at him. God Bless this man and all the military!


2 posted on 04/01/2005 4:33:19 PM PST by pissant
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It really is a shame. Hope he finds decent employment after this incident. As for the 'victim,' it is too bad that Judge Greer wasn't there to order a two-week death by starvation and dehydration. That would have been so much more humane.


3 posted on 04/01/2005 4:34:31 PM PST by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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To: ruiner; Peach; stylin_geek; conservativecorner; muawiyah; OldEagle; Captain Rhino; Liberator; ...
UPDATE PING

Was this the sentence that you think he deserves that is if you feel he was guilty to begin with.

Do you think they showed mercy to him?

If you have not had the chance to follow this story as much as you would have liked, I have added the following links to threads I have posted on this soldier and his plight.

Military Court Convicts U.S. Soldier For Iraqi Man's 'Mercy Killing' - Capt. Rogelio Maynulet

Maynulet enters not guilty plea in 'mercy killing' trial (maximum sentence of 20 years)

Trial set for captain accused of killing badly-injured Iraqi - Capt. Maynulet (murder vs mercy)

4 posted on 04/01/2005 4:34:33 PM PST by Former Military Chick ((I'm in the WPPFF.))
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Sandy Berger probably got off easier than this guy ...


5 posted on 04/01/2005 4:35:03 PM PST by 11th_VA (Stop the Immoral Illegal Invasion - Secure the Borders)
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To: pissant

I second that. I bet he gets a lot of job offers.


6 posted on 04/01/2005 4:35:57 PM PST by unkus
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The officer gets discharged and the enlisted go to prison.
8 posted on 04/01/2005 4:43:57 PM PST by Buddy B
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This sounds like a fair result. He did what he did, so he was guilty. However, in the sentencing the cirumstances were taken into account--so no jail, no fine; simply dismissal from the Army.


9 posted on 04/01/2005 4:44:50 PM PST by mark502inf
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To: Baynative

It was a ki8lling. There was no mercy by the Floriduh! courts.


10 posted on 04/01/2005 4:46:10 PM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: Former Military Chick

It's difficult to believe that we have people in our government so stupid that they waste time and resources prosecuting a soldier for putting a presumed enemy out of his misery.


11 posted on 04/01/2005 4:49:08 PM PST by wotan
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This GI deserved better than what he got.

This PC crap harms our men and women in uniform in ways that will haunt us all.

12 posted on 04/01/2005 4:49:49 PM PST by smoothsailing (Qui Nhon)
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He did nothing wrong, and sometimes the system simply needs to find it's scapegoats. PC is absolutely out of control.

I am confident that he will do well, in time. I know that if I were him right now however, I'd be seriously pissed off!


13 posted on 04/01/2005 4:53:00 PM PST by Radix (I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.)
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To: Baynative

Can you please keep the Schiavo comments contained to those threads?


14 posted on 04/01/2005 4:53:43 PM PST by teenyelliott (Soylent green is made of liberals...)
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To: teenyelliott

Amen.


15 posted on 04/01/2005 4:59:16 PM PST by mdittmar (May God watch over those who serve,and have served, to keep us free.)
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To: Former Military Chick

I agree with you FMC. This kind of stuff is just going to hamstring our troops. You just cannot apply the same conduct standards of civilian life to a battle zone.


16 posted on 04/01/2005 4:59:59 PM PST by ariamne (reformed liberal--Shieldmaiden of the Infidel)
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To: Buddy B

Excellent point. He's a West Pointer, too. We National Guard types know all about the Club.


17 posted on 04/01/2005 5:07:41 PM PST by aQ_code_initiate
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To: Former Military Chick

I'm glad he's not going to do hard time. I was afraid he'd be the sacrificial lamb and get the book thrown at him. No doubt some libs will complain (but then, they'd complain no matter what, wouldn't they, just because it's what they do...).


18 posted on 04/01/2005 5:08:34 PM PST by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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To: smoothsailing

Well said. (sarcasm) I'm sure the Iraqis were really "rubbish collectors" (/sarcasm). Unless, of course, it's the kind of rubbish that explodes and kills US troops. :P


19 posted on 04/01/2005 5:08:35 PM PST by OldGuard1
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Yeah what was the discharge?? He should be given a medal and a new car for protecting us!!
20 posted on 04/01/2005 5:11:01 PM PST by Fast1 (Destroy America buy Chinese goods,Shop at Wal-Mart 3/18/05 American was gone when I woke up)
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