To: enough_idiocy
The Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000, 18 U.S.C. § 3261 ff., permits prosecutions of criminal acts committed by defense contractors working with troops overseas, and there has been a child porn and an attempted rape prosecution under this law for crimes committed in Iraq. The loophole in the news applies to contractors working overseas with the State Department.
That settles the question of whether or not contractors are subject to the rule of law overseas. Sounds like the Army needs to testify about what happened to the rape kit. Good post.
To: Deathmonger
UCMJ does not treat rape kindly.
What bothers me about this is that there should be documentation of her rescue...it either happend or not. It just seems way over the top.
11 posted on
12/12/2007 12:05:25 PM PST by
Dead Dog
To: Deathmonger
UCMJ does not treat rape kindly.
What bothers me about this is that there should be documentation of her rescue...it either happend or not. It just seems way over the top.
12 posted on
12/12/2007 12:05:26 PM PST by
Dead Dog
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