“Mitigating circumstances are not used to assauge guilt. They are used to apply the appropriate sentence for the actions leading to the charges and subsequent trial”
Hundreds of thousands of men & women have served in our Armed Forces & fought in both the Iraq & Afghanistan conflicts for multiple tours just as long if not longer than Bale. Many have suffered from PTSD, troubled relationships and emotional / physical problems. And yet virtually none stand accused of Bale’s charges.
“The fact that you are ready to put a noose around his neck and throw the other end over a sturdy branch of the nearest appropriate tree is telling.”
Please point out where I called for summary execution? I clearly stated that IF FOUND GUILTY i.e. of murdering unarmed men, women & children in the dead of night, he should face the death penalty. If there is any act which demands such retribution is it what he is accused of.
Huh? Considering how the accused violated General Order #1 by consuming alcohol in a war zone, went AWOL off of his lightly manned FOB (thus putting his fellow soldiers at risk) and proceeded to murder unarmed men, women & children, the issue of ROE’s is superfluous. If guilty this creep should hang.
You convicted him with your words above. Yes you stated, "IF". However, it is what you stated before that which gives us your state of mind. YOU believe him guilty already. In your mind there is no need to hold a trial.
Tell me, oh knowledgeable one, how many soldiers that have returned from Iraq/Afghanistan have been charged with committing violent crimes, including murder? Just because the action took place in a combat zone instead of in the soldier's home town doesn't preclude this from being a case of PTSD. While we are at this discussion, can you tell me how many soldiers have committed suicide, as opposed to experiencing a psychotic break leading to the commission of a violent crime (including murder)??? This question pertains to both here in the U.S. after returning from war, and those who have committed suicide while in a combat zone. You are one callous individual.
When a person is deliberately driven insane by an insane, non-citizen ‘president,’ the only guilty person is said ‘president.’