[mdittmar]

This Veteran earned the Bronze Star,what's the deal with abc leaving it on page 3?

[wastedyears]

***At age 13, Circosta was convicted of assault for shooting another boy in the arm with a BB gun, a shot that didn’t break the skin.***

You gotta be kidding me...

[Red6]

LOL

If I had to guess, he’ll get his pardon, and rightfully so.

[americanophile]

Well, ABC is certainly doing its part to try and finish off Romney. This is a hit piece, pure and simple.

[driftdiver]

What was he actually convicted of? Assault or being a bratty kid? Good thing I didn’t grow up there.

Too bad his parents didn’t believe in spanking. The whole issue coulda been easily resolved. Sounds like he turned out pretty good though.

[CharlesWayneCT]

Since Mitt is not Governor, he can’t really do anything about this now. I presume if it’s such a good idea, the current Governor can handle it.

It’s not like the guy is in jail waiting for someone to take action.

[Beagle8U]

Willard is anti-gun so its no surprise he wouldn’t give a war hero a pardon for a BB gun accident when he was a child.

And the liberal puke wonders why conservatives can’t stand him!

[bw17]

I don’t believe in pardons except for people convicted of non-crimes during political witch hunts.

I wish more Governors and Presidents would take the no-pardon position.

[unspun]

I don’t think you’re going to get much sympathy from FR’s seeminly many curmudgeon-conservatives.

[Hattie]

Hit piece from the leftstream media. They want Huck so bad.

[FastCoyote]

Why hasn’t this story already derailed Romney’s campaign?

[NavVet]

The soldier should have told Romney that the pardon was necessary to qualify for an abortion, Romney would have signed it in a minute.

[Tennessee Nana]

I dont think Romney has much respect for the military....

[El Gato]

No pardon is generally needed for a conviction as a 13 y/o. Juvenile records are sealed, unless he chose to tell his recruiter or others, about them. One exception is for security clearance, and even then you have to tell them, but you are required to do so. But since Circosta is an officer, presumably federally recognized, I think he had to have passed his background check, and probably has at least a confidential level clearance.

Something feels not quite right here. (FWIW, I'm far from a Romney supporter).

Of course the assault charge was a pretty bogus "only in the Peoples Republic" sort of thing in the first place. The article doesn't indicate if it was a misdemeanor assault or felony assault. Probably the former, but since it involved a "weapon", and it was in the PR of MA, who knows. Since it is the PR of MA, it may be that a "weapons" violation is a disqualification for police.

FWIW, I shot my cousin in the temple with a BB gun. Accidently, but the BB did lodge there, even though it did not break the skin.