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A U.S. Army sergeant was formally charged with 17 counts of murder on Friday for killing eight adults and nine children in a pre-dawn shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan that further eroded U.S.-Afghan relations already frayed by a decade of war.
Premeditated murder is a capital offence under the U.S. military justice code, so Bales could face the death penalty if convicted. He would face a mandatory minimum sentence, if convicted, of life imprisonment with eligibility for parole, the military statement said.
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
I ran a search on ATS looking for an article about the soldiers (Robert Bales) conviction, but found nothing.
Its good to see that the soldier has been formally charged with murder....and that he could also face the death penalty. Though I am highly skeptical of the US legal system which I suspect will work towards his favour.
So far, a lot of people have either been excusing his act as a result of stress or have brought up unnecessary diversions to deflect focus from this killer. If there is anything left of "justice", this killer of women and children will get what he deserves in the form of a death penalty.
Charges filed Friday against Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales reflect the horror of the crime: 17 counts of premeditated murder, more than half of them children, during a shooting rampage in southern Afghanistan. But while Afghans are calling for swift and severe punishment, it will likely be months, even years, before the public ever sees Bales in a courtroom.
Have you ever spent one day in a warzone?
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
reply to post by ILikeStars
Have you ever spent one day in a warzone?
No.
Have you ever had a foreign soldier come into your house at night and shoot at your loved ones?
Nice comeback
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
reply to post by ILikeStars
Have you ever spent one day in a warzone?
No.
Have you ever had a foreign soldier come into your house at night and shoot at your loved ones?
Originally posted by PatriotAct
I never knew there was rules to wars, thanks for the reconnaissance .
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
reply to post by ILikeStars
Really? You've had foreign soldiers come into your house and shoot at your loved ones? Tell me more.
Did those loved ones happen to be your own family?