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Coast Guard Commandant Paul F. Zukunft, one of the admirals involved in jury selection, told a hearing judge that he was unaware of jury stacking.
Thankfully the highest military court court overturned this kangaroo court conviction.
Based upon some transgendered related comments by the current Commandant of the Coast Guard, I’d say that the ranks of the Coast Guard are the most infiltrated by social justice warriors of all the services.
Thanks Obama ... thanks for nothing!
Disgusting.
The perfumed princes danced for the politically correct.
Disgusting.
The perfumed princes danced for the politically correct.
Careers ruined, reputations built up over lifetimes besmirched...
It's like Christmas morning everyday.
So the only consequence for the scrambled egg types is opprobrium? No fines? No reduction in rank? No assignment to Attu?
Good judge for slamming these crooked admirals.
Margaret A. “Meg” Ryan (born May 23, 1964) is a Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF). She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.
Hope these admirals are drummed out.
“Coast Guard Commandant Paul F. Zukunft, one of the admirals involved in jury selection, told a hearing judge that he was unaware of jury stacking.”
Very Hillary-esque, Admiral. What’s next? A “that will not be proved?”
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More leftist corruption.
Zukunft needs to go. Liberal chair-borne paper pusher.
Maybe problem, maybe not.
four of whom held jobs as advocates for victims of sexual assault.
And there we have the problem.
It is like putting the ACLU on the jury in a religious liberty case.
You have weighed the jury.
Very similar to what we are about to experience with the current special prosecutor and his packed cesspool of investigators...
The defendant ought to sue the commanders involved for legal negligence causing personal, financial, emotional and professional damages on the defendant, using he military tribunal’s verdict as evidence. If it were possible (I doubt) he ought to seek higher up’s review of multiple officers conduct ratings and any promotions during the period the officers involved abused their positions to prejudice the earlier decision against the defendant. During such trials they may testify to demands from officers above them to skew the jury against the defendant to fulfill political goals. Eventually the hand of the Obama White House might even be exposed.
Having spent more than six years in the Marine Corps as a non-lawyer legal officer, this case is really surprising. Particularly, the fact it was sent back by the Appelate court only to have their legal concerns totally ignored. The Appelate Court’s anger was palpable in their response including their ruling that the charges be dismissed with prejudice. Hopefully this results in systemic changes in how the Coast Guard approaches the unprejudiced application of both the UCMJ and the Constitution.
That jury is like the college rape tribunals staffed by social justice warriors who think a victim must always be believed, you’re not allowed to show evidence that proves you’re innocent, and presume guilt.
And a woman to boot wrote the scathing opinion.
I honestly am very surprised about this, and most especially that the Washington Times reported on it.
We would often receive patients who stated that they were raped.These women were evaluated first by specially trained nurses who then briefed the surgeon and/or gynecologist who was to examine her.
In most cases,after having evaluated the women,I'd hear the nurse say to her colleagues things like "poor woman"...meaning that she believed the claims of the patient.But sometimes I'd hear them express doubts regarding the truthfulness (or,perhaps,"accuracy") of the patient's claims.
And BTW...the nurses trained to evaluate and examine these patients were all women.It was felt that having males do such work would prove too distressing to too many patients.
Seriously? Someone thought that this was a good idea?
Nothing like heavy use of booze to cause "confusion"....