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Accused Fort Hood shooter makes first statement in court
CNN Justice ^ | 8-30-12 | Jennifer Rizzo

Posted on 08/30/2012 8:28:02 PM PDT by bimboeruption

The Army psychiatrist accused of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting told the military judge his Muslim faith requires him to wear a beard, marking the first time Maj. Nidal Hasan has made a statement in court.

"Your honor, in the name of almighty Allah, I am a Muslim," Hasan said. "I believe that my religion requires me to wear a beard."

Hasan made the statement after the presiding judge, Col. Gregory Gross, asked why he was still in contempt of court -- in other words, why Hasan hadn't shaved his beard, which is against Army regulations.

"I am not trying to disrespect your authority as a military a judge. And I am not trying to disrupt the proceedings or the decorum of the court," he said. "When I stand before God I am individually responsible for my actions."

Gross has threatened to have Hasan forcibly shaved, previously citing the regulations and the right to ensure "that a military trial proceeds without a distracting and disruptive sideshow."

Hasan was found in contempt of court again Thursday, fined $1,000 and sent from the court to a trailer where Hasan watched the rest of the proceedings via closed circuit TV.

A hearing has been scheduled for September 6, to discuss whether Hasan's religious claims would prevent him from being shaved.

Hasan's court martial was scheduled to start last week at Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, where he is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32. The trial was delayed when Hasan's legal team petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals to prevent Gross from ordering Hasan's facial hair shaved.

The Court of Appeals found that Hasan's petition was "premature" because Gross had not yet issued a definitive order. If an official order was given, the appeals court said, Hasan could file another petition.

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"I am not trying to disrespect your authority as a military a judge. And I am not trying to disrupt the proceedings or the decorum of the court," he said. "When I stand before God I am individually responsible for my actions."
1 posted on 08/30/2012 8:28:05 PM PDT by bimboeruption
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To: bimboeruption
Obama and Holder “ Workplace Violence not Terrorism
2 posted on 08/30/2012 8:30:50 PM PDT by scooby321 (AMS)
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I wonder if Obama will issue an EO to halt the shaving?


3 posted on 08/30/2012 8:37:04 PM PDT by bimboeruption (Clinging to my Bible and my HK.)
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Take that POS out of the courthouse and summarily execute him with a .38 through both his eyes and finish it with a limited.45 through his forehead .


4 posted on 08/30/2012 8:37:41 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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no problem... let the POS rot in jail till he shaves, it's up to him but you just know the court will bow to this scumbag
5 posted on 08/30/2012 8:38:17 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: bimboeruption
Enough of this crap.

He is subject to USMJ. Shave his stupid beard if he won't shave it.

Give this animal a trial. Then, put him away for the rest of his life at hard labor.

6 posted on 08/30/2012 8:39:13 PM PDT by Volunteer (Though I know that the hypnotized never lie, do ya? - The Who)
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Send him to GTMO and throw away the key.


7 posted on 08/30/2012 8:41:01 PM PDT by Delta 21 (Oh Crap !! Did I say that out loud ??!??)
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Take that POS out of the courthouse and summarily execute him with a .38 through both his eyes and finish it with a limited.45 through his forehead .

No, 6 shots. Right kneecap, left kneecap, right elbow, left elbow, groin, forehead. I'd give him 24 hours between each shot.

8 posted on 08/30/2012 8:42:52 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds.)
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Send in Jethro Gibbs


9 posted on 08/30/2012 8:51:32 PM PDT by scooby321 (AMS)
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To: Volunteer; All

Agreed. This SOB had no issue with shaving his face for how many years to hold his job? And for those who feel he needs to be locked away forever, horsecrap. Summary execution and make it pay per view and have that money divided up between the victim’s families.


10 posted on 08/30/2012 8:52:42 PM PDT by mazda77 ("Defeating the Totalitarian Lie" By: Hilmar von Campe. Everybody should read it.)
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To: Volunteer

YES, Shave it odd from the neck up!!!!


11 posted on 08/30/2012 8:54:34 PM PDT by YOMO
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To: P-Marlowe; Volunteer

He’s paralyzed from the waist down.

Shave him, try him, find him guilty, sentence him to death, carry out the sentence. Faster than they did McVeigh, who probably holds the modern record.

Otherwise some poor nurse is going to be wiping his butt and cleaning his bedsores. That’s hard labor.


12 posted on 08/30/2012 8:55:28 PM PDT by heartwood
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To: bimboeruption

So grow one after you’re convicted and before you hang, punk.


13 posted on 08/30/2012 8:55:28 PM PDT by oneolcop (Lead, Follow or Get the Hell Out of the Way!)
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To: bimboeruption
I hereby volunteer to do the shaving.

Mind you, I have no idea what I'm doing.

14 posted on 08/30/2012 8:59:21 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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The only thing we should be hearing from that guy is the thud when his dead body hits the deck.


15 posted on 08/30/2012 8:59:31 PM PDT by jessduntno ("Racism is not dead...it is on life support - kept alive by politicians..." - Thomas Sowell)
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I concurr. Can we shave the first three layers of skin off him and pour lemon juice on him and release 5 gallons of magflies next to him?


16 posted on 08/30/2012 8:59:31 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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YEAH! He can start with an arm bar....or whatever comes to mind...


17 posted on 08/30/2012 9:01:12 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: bimboeruption

Did this guy have his beard when he was on active duty and shot up his peers? Just curious since it is against regulation. He just seems to want to cause a disturbance. Just shave him forcibly, give him his last meal of bacon and push his traiter butt in front of the firing squad for heavens sake.


18 posted on 08/30/2012 9:01:50 PM PDT by formosa
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"I am not trying to disrespect your authority as a military a judge. And I am not trying to disrupt the proceedings or the decorum of the court," he said. "When I stand before God I am individually responsible for my actions."

When Hasan stands before the God of Abraham, being sans beard at the time of his death will be the least of his problems.

19 posted on 08/30/2012 9:02:54 PM PDT by TXBlair (Don't stop at Hasan's beard; shave off his entire head.)
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His goat smelling and goat humping behif sur shaved fro the Amry prior to this didn’t it? Yes, he shaved. HE IS A LIAR!


20 posted on 08/30/2012 9:04:04 PM PDT by vpintheak (Occupy your Brain!)
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