[brityank]

Looks to me like Tony Perry is back-tracking from some of his initial reporting vitriol. Still, he is showing his bias in that last line:

Chessani's lawyers see the Grayson verdict as a harbinger of what will happen if their client goes to trial: that Marine-jurors with combat experience in Iraq will not second-guess one of their own if it means branding him as a criminal.

The combat-experienced Marines will not countenance stupidity and incompetence, neither of which are in play in any of these cases. I also believe they will gravely consider all of the evidence that the prosecution doesn't have to come to a correct conclusion, because unlike civilian jury's where you get the lowest common denominator in intelligence, the Court Presiding Officer selects jurors for their background, training, experience, and knowledge. I know I'd rather have a Military Jury were I ever to be in a criminal situation than a civilian one.

Still, seems as if Perry has the tone right, and it's no longer "massacre" or "murder". Thanks, Red.

[freema]

Looks to me like Tony just called combat vets stupid. Just my humble lil’ opinion, though : )