Posted on 08/29/2013 8:43:30 AM PDT by don-o
A day after he was sentenced to death, officials at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. said Maj. Nidal Hasan will likely have his long and bushy beard forcibly shaved.
Fort Leavenworth officials said they could not comment specifically on Hasan, but said in a statement that “All inmates are considered soldiers and are treated as such. All inmates at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks must abide by Army Regulation 670-1 (grooming standards which prohibit beards) unless there is an exception to policy granted.”
Hasan had sought such an exemption last year, but it was denied by Pentagon officials.
Army rules say prisoners who refuse to shave “may be restrained with the reasonable force necessary” to apply electric hair clippers and a restraint chair may be used. All uses of force must be videotaped and officials must produce a “detailed written report” afterward.
Hasan, citing religious reasons, began growing his beard in violation of Army grooming regulations over a year ago. The original judge in his court-martial tried unsuccessfully for months to force Hasan to shave, holding him in contempt of court and ordering him to observe court proceedings from a trailer outside the Fort Hood courthouse. At one point, military judge Col. Gregory Gross ordered a heavily armed team of military police to the courthouse to forcibly shave Hasan, but the action was halted by an appeals court.
The ensuing legal battle over the beard delayed the court-martial for months and a military appeals court ultimately removed military judge Col. Gregory Gross from the case, ruling he had let the trial become a “duels of wills” with Hasan.
Col. Tara Osborn, who replaced Gross ruled the beard was a matter for Hasan’s chain of command, not the court, and the issue was not raised during his court-martial.
Hasan likely to lose his beard at Fort Leavenworth prison
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Ooh, ooh. Can I shave it off? Please? I’m real good with a blow torch, and I promise to be careful.
Well, darn, don. Are they gonna murder his holy lice too?
He should lose his head. With a dull knife. It’s his tradition.
But, but, his beard did not kill anyone. Why should it get the death penalty before he does?
I’d pay to be part of the team that shaves that tool of Satan.
They should use a straight razor. If it cuts something vital while Satan’s spawn is struggling, well...
If this slimebag must be allowed to still draw breath on my dime, that piece of information is good for me to hear.
I think it would come of easier with a sledge hammer dipped in pigs blood.
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Use bacon grease for after-shave.
Just give him a “Nair” shampoo. . . .
Alternately, a high dose of ionizing radiation will remove the hair . . .
I could care less about the beard. Just execute the SOB already!
His beard?
WHO CARES? Why is there no accountability?
Who protected the murderer/terrorist?
WHO WERE/ARE HIS ARMY HANDLERS?
HOW MANY MORE ARE IN THE PIPELINE?
WHAT IS HIS RELATIONSHIP TO OBAMA?
Since it’s gonna be a pain shaving him every time, why don’t they just pluck the whiskers out 1 at a time?
THEN release the hungry pit bulls.
Let’s get the beard out of the WH, too.
No problem....
Good! They can stop his paycheck now too.
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