"A military jury recommended a simple reprimand Monday for an Army officer who killed an Iraqi general by stuffing him headfirst into a sleeping bag and sitting on his chest during an interrogation.
"Welshofer, 43, was charged with murder, but was convicted over the weekend of negligent homicide and negligent dereliction of duty that carried a penalty of up to three years and three months in prison, a dishonorable discharge, loss of pension and other penalties.
"The murder charge carried a potential sentence of life in prison. Instead, Welshofer faces no jail time, the forfeiture of $6,000 in salary and what amounts largely to a restriction to his barracks for 60 days."
What's even more surprising is the poll on the same page as the Article.
How do you feel about the sentence?
It's too harsh
43%
It's too lenient
35%
I'm not sure
22%
Total Votes: 30,005
It's too harsh
43%
It's too lenient
35%
I'm not sure
22%
Total Votes: 30,005
I've never had much faith in our judicial system. If someone kills a child they seem to get less time than people who commit money-related crimes. This just reiterates why something needs to be done, and why other nations hate America. How can we expect anyone to have faith in our government if murderers get to go (basically) free because the murdered party happened to be Iraqi? Despite the fact that Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush was in jail, and the fact that we are in war with Iraq, is irrevelent. America's standards should be much higher than that, otherwise this nation is will never become great. The government is a terrorist in it's own right.
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~*Ashley*~
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