[SmithL]

String him up.

[SmithL]

I thought you'd be interested.

[inkling]

What a self-serving coward. Ship him to Leavenworth.

[GOP_1900AD]

At very least, he should rot in the brig for at least a couple of decades.

[Billthedrill]

Defense attorney Jeremy Warren countered that Castleman also told Paredes that if he didn't board the ship he was "free to go, leaving the sailor with no idea what to do next."

Bull product. This sailor knew exactly what he was doing and what he was going to do at every point. His duty was to make ship's movement. The ship was right in front of him. His division officer (I presume) was ordering him to board it. There is no room here for doubt or for ambiguity.

[facedown]

Good.

[PISANO]

...could receive a year in jail, forfeiture of pay..BCD

You got to be kidding, deliberate action to avoid ship's movement in a time of war? Huh?

20 years hard labor is too good for this guy.

[MinuteGal]

".....a year in jail, forfeiture of pay, etc. blah blah.

Seems like pretty light punishment for refusing to go off to war.

And I'm not a bloodthirsty person.

(...slurp, slurp.....)

Leni

[COBOL2Java]

Paredes, a 23-year-old from the New York City borough of the Bronx, could receive a year in jail, a forfeiture of pay, reduction in rank and a bad-conduct discharge.

Four-of-a-kind! Sounds like a good hand to me from the Navy's perspective! Enjoy the rest of your life, ex-sailor!

[tet68]

Lt. Christopher Castleman testified that he met Paredes at the Navy pier and warned him that if he failed to board the ship he could face criminal charges.

Defense attorney Jeremy Warren countered that Castleman also told Paredes that if he didn't board the ship he was "free to go, leaving the sailor with no idea what to do next."

Go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.

It's drummed into EVERY recruit, DO NOT MISS A MOVEMENT!!!

No excuse for this.
Book him Sgt.Danno!

[Free and Armed]

I don't understand people who join the military then become anti-war activists. I guess he had some moment of self-realization or whatever, but anybody who has a drastic change of mind in the armed services like that didn't think things through well enough before they joined, or they wouldn't lose focus of their mission like that.

[inkling]

“You’re a selfish bastard. And your day of reckoning is coming.”
--Citizen Smash to Pablo Paredes, 5/1/05

[aomagrat]

What a worthless scumbag.

[evolved_rage]

While his shipmates bid farewell to loved ones, Paredes sat pierside and told reporters he did not want to be part of a war he considers illegal and immoral. He said his military training taught him to avoid what he views as a war crime.

Another freedom-hating fag.

[JoeGar]

Paredes ... could receive a year in jail, a forfeiture of pay, reduction in rank and a bad-conduct discharge.

He deserves more than a year in jail. He should be sent to the red line brig at Paris Island.

[GeekDejure]

String him up.
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Sheeesh... if he'd have been an illegal alien the case would have
been "dismissed for extenuating circumstances" !!! ;-))

[ibtheman]

I say give him his one year breaking bolders into road base, then give him his awarded Big Chicken Dinner! That will follow him for the rest of his life!

[YOUGOTIT]

Firing Squad.

[paul51]

could receive a year in jail, a forfeiture of pay, reduction in rank and a bad-conduct discharge

Too lenient

[Doctor Raoul]

At some point, this twerp showed up wearing a shirt that said, "Like A Cabinet Member" on the front and "I Resign" on the back.

Obviously a cheap shot at Bush just after his re-election and the press was making a phoney deal about the cabinet moves.

I'm privy to a few other things, but to summarize, this numb nut went out of his way to screw himself bigtime.

[ImphClinton]

Way too light a punishment. No wonder he didn't ask for a jury.

One year??? His commitment was longer as might have been his tour there.

Most likely in five years this will even be erased.

Should have gotten five or more years and a Dishonorable Discharge.