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Judge rules Fort Hood shooting suspect must be 'forcibly shaved'
NBC News ^ | 9/6/12 | staff

Posted on 09/06/2012 3:35:36 PM PDT by Nachum

A judge ordered Thursday that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in a 2009 deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood, must shave or be forcibly shaved before his trial. Judge Col. Gregory Gross had said he would deliver a definitive order this week after a hearing to determine whether Hasan would be allowed to keep his beard, which he started growing while in jail earlier this summer. Gross barred him from appearing in military court, citing the Army’s strict regulations regarding grooming standards. Hasan's attorney, Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, said his client grew the beard as a “deeply sincere”

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To: Nachum

Hopefully they’ll do it the easy way and just slap some C4 on his face first.


21 posted on 09/06/2012 4:08:30 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Congrats to Ted Kennedy! He's been sober for two years now!!)
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To: Nachum

Will Holder consider this a ‘hate shave’?


22 posted on 09/06/2012 4:10:15 PM PDT by Gator113 (I would have voted for NEWT, now it's Ryan and the other guy.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: Nachum

Screw this prick. Burn it off with a blow torch.


23 posted on 09/06/2012 4:34:24 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: Nachum

They should use really hard strokes to make sure they get it all. With a straight razor.


24 posted on 09/06/2012 4:37:42 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: Nachum
Now don't move while I do your neck.

Ooops!


25 posted on 09/06/2012 4:40:08 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit." - Ayn Rand)
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To: Nachum
Are they looking for volunteers? I can be there in about 30 minutes....
26 posted on 09/06/2012 4:46:58 PM PDT by Feckless (I was trained by the US << This Tagline Censored by FR >> ain't that irOnic?)
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To: Nachum

I hope they use a chainsaw on the SOB.He deserves it.Then put some cheap aftershave on him and watch the burn.


27 posted on 09/06/2012 4:57:51 PM PDT by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: Nachum


28 posted on 09/06/2012 5:13:09 PM PDT by BlueDragon (going to change my name to "Nobody" then run for elective office)
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To: Hot Tabasco
Why the trial could not have proceeded without the shave is beyond my comprehension.

The prosecution was afraid that with the beard, witnesses' identification could be challenged. Not that it should have mattered. They knew they had the right guy.

29 posted on 09/06/2012 5:21:48 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney ( New book: RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. Buy from Amazon.)
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To: mazda77

Civilian lawyers have done what they can to muck up the UCMJ. As first written it was in language that a mere laymen could interpret. Now, it is has become muddy so that lawyers can do anything except bribe the jurors.


30 posted on 09/06/2012 5:48:40 PM PDT by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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To: South40
Shave him then wrap him in bacon.

I think you're on to something ... wouldn't bacon grease make a great shaving gel?

31 posted on 09/06/2012 6:19:41 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: Fast Moving Angel

Why use gel? Use a dull razor. If it needs lubricating use rubbing alcohol.


32 posted on 09/06/2012 6:24:12 PM PDT by South40 ("Islam has a proud tradition of tolerance." Hussein Obama, Cairo, Egypt, June 4, 2009)
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