Posted on 07/30/2016 5:49:19 PM PDT by TheDon
DALLAS – The Army reservist who killed five Dallas police officers had kept an unauthorized grenade in his room on an Afghanistan base in 2014, according to a report by Army officials investigating a sexual harassment complaint against him.
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“If you see something, say nothing ... because some people belong to a protected class.”
He was a member of a protected class. Reporting him could have lead to charges of racism which would ruin one’s career.
A grenade could take out a whole room of command.
I hate to say it, but I agree. The whole political atmosphere makes the person who does say something into a person w/ a target on their back & a social pariah.
And he got an honorable discharge? I’ve seen people get general discharges for being sloppy, lippy or slightly overweight.
The old frag trick.
It happened. Remember when a guy rolled a grenade under a tent in '03 or '04? I don't remember the details, but it was pretty serious.
I can't remember if it was in Afghanistan or Saudi.
Good recall.
Think it was during the build up in Kuwait or someplace.
I think it was Saudi and he was a member of the protected class.
During my year in Vietnam, I collected a whole ammo can of frags. Alas, when I left I turned them into the armorer. My point is, they were not hard to come by in a combat zone and they were comforting to have around when my M16 was locked up in the arms room.
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