Posted on 06/10/2005 4:47:52 PM PDT by armymarinemom
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- A Marine whose gun went off while he was cleaning it, killing a comrade in Afghanistan, was sentenced in absentia Friday to 12 years in prison.
Lance Cpl. Frederico Pimienta, 23, was convicted Thursday of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Lance Cpl. Russell White, who was shot in the head last year.
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as sergeant stryker said on "sands of iwo jima": life is tough; it's tougher if you're stupid. this kid, unfortunately, falls into that category.
Yes, they are... but the military thrives on it's silly customs.
There are only if you have never served in the Armed Forces.
"Guns" are artillery pieces the world around.
This Bolling guy is an idiot. A lying idiot.
"Are rifles and pistols not guns?"
Not if you are a marine. Ships have guns. Marines have rifles and pistols.
There are no unloaded weapons.
I served in the US Army.
Now, as a civilian, I carry a "gun" everywhere I go. Some people consider it a hand cannon, but it sure doesn't look like heavy artillery to me.
*shaking head*
Just crazy.
I spent 3 mos. TAD to Camp Guard duty on Okinawa, keeping in touch with some of the guys after returning to my regular unit. The Sergeant of the (on duty) Guard that day, in actuality a Corporal, dismissed himself to what turned out to be a lengthy, leisurely lunch. Before leaving, he removed his duty armband and duty belt with .45, handing them over to the keeping of his underlings. They decided to play quick draw with it.
You guessed it. The morons pulled back the slide and THEN ejected the magazine. Must be true about the Creator's protecting fools and drunks - rather than hitting his buddy, the shooter put a crater into the floor with it. My friend Chris, who was Sergeant of the off-duty squad that day, woke from his doze to go see what all the noise was. The 2 pointed to the hole in the floor and the .45, which was by now innocently laying on the desk.
I don't know what disciplinary measures were taken against the LCpl and PFC, only that, in their squad leader's absence, investigators first tried to attach responsibility to my friend who was off duty in civvies and unlucky enough to be the first non-com to arrive to the scene.
The same rule as snakes!
About three years ago, one of my friends was out rabbit hunting and accidentally shot himself in the foot as he was climbing over a fence.
Like you said, everyone makes mistakes. Unfortunately, when you make a mistake with a firearm, sometimes there are fairly severe consequences.
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