Schofield soldier gets 3 years for killing Iraqi citizen

[Nambe]

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

A Schofield Barracks soldiers was sentenced today to three years in prison and given a dishonorable discharge for shooting to death an unarmed Iraqi cowherder who was handcuffed.

A panel of five officers and five enlisted soldiers in Tikrit, Iraq, found Pfc. Edward Richmond, 20, guilty of voluntary manslaughter for shooting Muhamad Husain Kadir in the back of his head on Feb. 28 near Taal Al Jai, the Army said in a statement.

Richmond had been charged with unpremeditated murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life, but after 90 minutes of deliberation today the Army court martial panel reduced the verdict to voluntary manslaughter. Two hours later it returned a sentence of three years, dishonorable discharge, total forfeitures of all pay and allowances and reduction to the grade of private. ..

.. The Army said another government witness, who was not identified, testified that he heard Richmond ask if he could shoot the cowherder well before the radio message came to detain all males. A third witness, also unnamed by the Army, testified that he had previously heard Richmond talking about wanting to shoot an Iraqi. ..

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[Journeyman]

1. Wonderful. . .

in three short years, this guy's going to be on our streets.

[JSJ]

2. the sentence is a green light to the...

...sizeable criminal element in the armed forces to do more non-sanctioned murders. Is this why so many criminals- 30% of active enlistees, according to the LA Times- join up? Why, yes, of course!

[saigon68]

4. I KNEW A LOT OF THESE CRIMINALS IN SERVICE

THERY ARE MOSTLY BUMS COWARDS AND BULLIES

In the Rear Areas they smoke a lot of dope and steal. They do hundreds of Crimes

A few like this Chap do Murders

Wait til they Get Back and perform their Tricks on the Streets of AMERIKA


SUPPORT THE TROOPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[0007]

3. three years for murder?

[Barrett808]

5. kick

[Flagg]

6. how much would he have gotten if

he had shot an unarmed American cowherder who was handcuffed in the US ?

[The Stranger]

9. Possibly death in many states.

[bmbmd]

7. There you have it

proof that an Iraqui is not as valuable as an American.

[Merlin]

8. Excellent! As a combat vet, this is great news!

Damn! It's about time the Army started sending a message to the troops that restraint is just as important as aggressiveness in winning not just bullet battles but hearts-and-mind battles.

Score one for morality and decency.

[Dhalgren]

13. Three years for cold-blooded murder?!

That's "decency"? If you were being sarcastic, I appologize, it's hard to tell sometime, especially when we are talking about a brutal, execution style murder. If you were being serious, then you are out of your mind!

[gratuitous]

10. Shocking

The crime and the punishment both.

[phasev]

11. Justice?

He was intent in killing an Iraqi and this is manslaughter? What kind of world are we living in?

[leesa]

12. So how much time does Bush get for murdering tens of thousands of

Iraqi citizens?

[Dhalgren]

14. This is a blatant war crime!

When a soldier, takes a handcuffed civilian and shoots him in the back of the head, that is a war crime. There is no rule of law in the United States, any longer. "Support the troops" means they can fucking do whatever they want and get away with it. Three years for cold-blooded murder - "Be an Army of One" - you bet...

[saigon68]

15. SWEPT UNDER THE RUG

Just wait til this guy


"DISCIPLINES HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN" in a few YEARS

SCARY