Posted on 06/15/2007 1:34:37 PM PDT by RedRover
The prosecutors and investigators need to go to jail or for once in their miserable little lives do something for the Corps and look for IEDs on foot in Iraq. That one Lance Corporal’s toenail clippings are worth more than every single Marine JAGoff and lying investigator.
Very interesting. Sounds like a no-bill is coming.
But of course he’s guilty! Didn’t you see him on CNN? He didnt moan and wail and cry like a broken *wat in the assumed stereotype of “innocent but haunted”.
Nor did he plead for mercy for crimes he didnt commit! How uncool was that?
There’s no way he’s innocent! He was accused on evidence provided by incompetent and agenda driven investigators motivated by perjured witness testimony gathered by a known enemy, after all! And even an honorable congressman said he was guilty! /degenerate intellectual inbreed, weak piece of **** enemy sympathizer, moronic tool for enemy propagandist
Premature popping of the cork here... Sounds like the hearing officer has more common sense than the NCIS and the prosecutors. July 1 is already marked on my calendar!!!
Where have I heard that before?
In the movie Breaker Morant, Harry Morant said, regarding the Boer War at the turn of the 20th Century the following:
"It's a new kind of war, George. It's a new war for a new century. I suppose this is the first time the enemy hasn't been in uniform. They're farmers. They're people from small towns. They shoot at us from houses and from paddocks. Some of them are women, some of them are children and some of them are missionaries."
HALLEUJAH!! That didn’t take long. The prosecution’s case is imploding - just like a certain film & senator’s career, I hope.
Congratulations, Sharratt family!!
Excellent news! Sounds like Lt. Col. Ware is not only a man of the law but a man of common sense.
Hopefully the decisions of these prosecutors to prosecute will be looked into and the ineptness of some of the NCIS investigators will lead to their separation from the agency.
You are painting with a VERY broad brush. I don't think you realize what it takes to become a JAG. JAGs tend to be among the top performers in their law schools, who had a good shot at going into higher-paying law firms, but are using their education on behalf of their country.
If you have evidence of **actual** misconduct, I'm all ears. But at worst, all I've seen in this is that the military took seriously some very serious allegations for which there was substantial (but not conclusive) evidence. There certainly isn't enough evidence to suggest that this is an abuse of prosecutorial discretion.
As regards the NCIS agents - in case you haven't been following this case, the testimony which apparently has proved crucial in exonerating Corporal Sharratt was from an NCIS agent.
I've had it up to here with all these broad-brush attacks against military lawyers and investigators from people who don't know jack-squat about the law. They're doing their job - they are duty-bound to investigate, and if there is enough evidence, prosecute allegations like were made in Haditha.
It’s over to General Mattis! I pray he decides to end this NOW!
I'll have a Corona.
I’m with you, jude. The system works. And thank God for that!
Trust the process, trust the Corps. I will send a note of thanks to Lt. Col. Paul Ware.
(What’s a no-bill?)
This is good news? No?
I will reserve my celebration and continue prayers for these brave Marines. What a debt we need to repay.
mrs
Just for the record.
In their defense... they're just doing their jobs, like everybody else. The people responsible for this even being a case are all in the media. Had the media not been rooting for the enemy and making waves about this non-event, it wouldn't have gotten the attention it got.
Injustices sometimes happen in all courts, but frankly, if I'm innocent of a crime and being tried for it, I would much rather be in a military court than a civilian one. If I'm guilty I'd rather be in a civilian court. On the whole I think the people in the military justice system have a lot to be proud of. Both on the defense and the prosecution sides of the room. They're good at finding actual justice.
Hopefully, it'll work out well for these Marines. I sure hope so.
Great news, yes!
General Mattis has the final say but I can’t imagine why he’s want to go to a court martial on a case that would clearly be lost from the start.
Not only would his decision to end this NOW put LCpl. Justin Sharratt out of his misery, but it would spare his parents the punishment of further legal fees.
Hey, where’s the picture, jaz? ;>
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