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Marine Gets 12 Years for Manslaughter
newsday ^ | 6/10/2005 | ap

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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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: marine; pimienta
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To: Valin

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.


21 posted on 06/10/2005 6:39:05 PM PDT by GodfearingTexan
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To: cubram

Yes, they are... but the military thrives on it's silly customs.


22 posted on 06/10/2005 6:51:01 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: clee1

There are only if you have never served in the Armed Forces.

"Guns" are artillery pieces the world around.


23 posted on 06/10/2005 7:11:43 PM PDT by TaMoDee
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To: armymarinemom
treat every gun as if it is loaded, never point it at something you don't intend to shoot, keep your finger off the trigger and keep it safe until you intend to shoot
24 posted on 06/10/2005 7:16:33 PM PDT by FoxInSocks
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To: Valin

This Bolling guy is an idiot. A lying idiot.


25 posted on 06/10/2005 7:21:48 PM PDT by Flightdeck
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To: cubram

"Are rifles and pistols not guns?"

Not if you are a marine. Ships have guns. Marines have rifles and pistols.


26 posted on 06/10/2005 7:32:24 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: Stonewall Jackson
I see people here acting like they can't make mistakes. You can. I have seen it happen to people a lot more responsible than me. All it takes is a little distraction - internal or external.

There are no unloaded weapons.

27 posted on 06/10/2005 8:08:35 PM PDT by Nov3 ("This is the best election night in history." --DNC chair Terry McAuliffe Nov. 2,2004 8p.m.)
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To: TaMoDee

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.


28 posted on 06/10/2005 8:09:25 PM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: armymarinemom

*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.


29 posted on 06/10/2005 10:19:27 PM PDT by Titan Magroyne (Wet Burqa Contest Winner)
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To: Big Horn

The same rule as snakes!


30 posted on 06/11/2005 6:58:48 AM PDT by ops33 (Retired USAF Senior Master Sergeant)
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To: Nov3
Back during Operation Desert Storm, the only casualty suffered by the Kentucky National Guard was a major who was twirling his 9mm on his finger. The pistol went off and hit him in the thigh just above the knee. The damage was so extensive that the leg had to be amputated.

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.

31 posted on 06/12/2005 1:06:34 PM PDT by Stonewall Jackson (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. - John Adams)
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