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unhappycamper

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Thu Dec 20, 2012, 06:55 AM Dec 2012

Army to seek death penalty for U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/19/army-to-seek-death-penalty-for-u-s-soldier-accused-of-killing-16-afghan-villagers/



Army to seek death penalty for U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers
By Agence France-Presse
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 14:39 EST

Military prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a US soldier accused of killing 16 villagers in southern Afghanistan in March, an army spokesman said Wednesday.

Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is to face a full court martial authorized to sentence him to a maximum penalty of death, the military decided after preliminary hearings last month.

“This decision was made after reviewing the Article 32 report of investigation,” said a statement from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, referring to the report compiled from last year’s so-called Article 32 hearings.

“The government will seek the death penalty,” base spokesman Gary Dangerfield told AFP. No trial date has been set.
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Army to seek death penalty for U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers (Original Post) unhappycamper Dec 2012 OP
disgusting story all around Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #1

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
1. disgusting story all around
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 08:00 AM
Dec 2012

I'm not exactly against the death penalty, but it won't make me feel any better knowing that he could be executed for his crimes.

I feel sorry for the live of the Afghans that were murdered, for him and what I would say is his obvious mental issues, and his family and children.

Just another example of lives ruined, wasted, and taken as a result of our nation's wars.

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