Posted on 05/21/2013 5:57:37 AM PDT by Perdogg
The Department of Defense confirms to NBC 5 Investigates that accused Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan has now been paid more than $278,000 since the Nov. 5, 2009 shooting that left 13 dead 32 injured. The Army said under the Military Code of Justice, Hasan’s salary cannot be suspended unless he is proven guilty.
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What a bunch of Bullshit!
is this true?
and we can’t find anything in the budget to cut?
And so it must be, as unfair as that sounds. On the other hand, what would he be able to spend it on? He has been in confinement and is paralyzed from the waist down.
Hopefully, his assets can be seized and given to the victims’ families once he is found guilty and executed.
This is insanity. Had he been a Tea Party radical like the left thinks we all are, he would not have been paid and would have already been processed and executed.
Strong public outcry can modify the process (see Zimmerman).
How much was he paid from the time we knew he was trouble until the time he shot up Fort Hood?
His assets are probably being deposited in some Al Qaeda bank account.
Whether we like it or not, we are a nation of laws, and that implies legal process. This man is assuredly guilty, but since his case has not yet been officially adjudicated, as far as the law is concerned he isn’t legally a murderer.
I’m sure some of the children of his victims could use that money for college...But, what do you expect from an unrepentant terrorist. My BS filter is pretty full.
This is ABSURD ! The law is an ASS !
While outrageous, to suspend his pay would be a form of punishment and you cannot be punished twice for the same infraction. What they can do is when he is found guilty fine him the equivalent of his pay for the past 3 1/2 years.
“what would he be able to spend it on?”
Lawyers.
How many murder trials are delayed for five years? There are some very inconvenient political realities about Major Hasan that would embarrass the new gay friendly Obama military.
I hope he at least paid income tax on it! /sarc
Well, as unjust as it is in this case, it is appropriate to keep paying him until he’s found guilty.
This is the real issue.
I understand the "innocent until proven guilty". But, I also remember something like "the right to a speedy trial".
Both the government and the defendant have been doing everything possible to delay this trial, because it's politically inconvenient.
The trial should have commenced within six months.
Did he serve on Obama’s 2012 transition team as well?
He should have been tried, found guilty, and hanged months ago.
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