[Byron_the_Aussie]

..to have status as a "person",you have to be alive....

The code makes no such distinction. That's why Perry got in trouble.

[sneakypete]

The code makes no such distinction.

It doesn't say dead bodies are Buicks either,but you can't drive one to work.

That's why Perry got in trouble.

No,it's not. He was most likely charged with something similiar to "conduct unbecoming a soldier",or some such nonsense. AND he was NOT found guilty. You might want to take note of that.