Posted on 08/01/2007 4:29:54 PM PDT by brityank
It wasn’t determined to be premeditated. He was cleared of the murder charge. And since military jurors won’t be popping up on Larry King, we probably will never hear their reasons.
Personally, I suspect it was a complete lack of physical evidence tying Cpl Magincalda to the killing. I don’t know how much the identity of the victim had to do with the verdict.
I haven’t heard whether the jury in the Sgt Hutchins case will break for the night or do the old “Twelve Angry Men” routine and keep at their deliberations.
His will be the hardest case of all. There’s been sparse reporting, so I’m not sure whether any of the witnesses actually identified him as a shooter. If not, the jury could return the same kind of verdict as in the Thomas and Magincalda cases. That would be a shocking end to this POS prosecution.
You at least got one thing right. One dead unknown insurgent.
"You're either with us or your against us".
Many other Marines are alive TODAY
ONLY because of these Hamandia Marines.
I agree . We will never know the real story.
I, for one, would like to know who this fellow was. The family made a claim for him and received compensation money [I think]. It could not be proved that he was the man they claimed. During the Cpl Thomas hearing, the defense claimed he was the cousin of the “prince of jihad” in Hamdania and a suspected insurgent, himself. Until, and unless, the military shuts down false Iraqi claims to obtain compensation, these stories and ensuing charges may continue to surface.
This is a refrain we wind up saying after everything since JFK's assassination.
Notice how he added the manly 'posting' to style. A Girlene or Lily would say: BTW, brityank, I love your style.
True .but it is also the truth because we have so much dishonesty in so many places now, we don’t now who or what to believe .
I suspected as much .But then I don’t trust illegals or muslims .
I don’t suppose you have something for removing sunblock. I was so tireded last night, that I brushed my teefus with SPF 70. Didn’t take long to realize something wasn’t right.
Yuck, poor you! Reminds me of the time I mistakenly gargled with shampoo.
Those are mistakes you only make once.
Thanks for the ping Red.
Story of my life. An unblemished record of almost 50 years of mistakes I only made once.
You’re welcome, Gene. Now we’re waiting on the Sgt Hutchins jury.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.