Follow-up to thread on - When is it time? . . . .

[DesertMarine]

Then, as much of a zoo as lawyers would turn it into, they should be tried in CRIMINAL court. The Constitution is supposed to safe guard against tribunals and other forms of "extralegal" justice. Next thing you know some asshole will be lobbying for govt. sanctioned death squads in America. While it may sound like a good idea, and I have some local suggestions for the first list, IT IS NOT WHAT AMERICA IS ABOUT.

That answers the question of "When is it time?....".

[tombogan03884]

That answers the question of "When is it time?....".

I guess you are right. But who gets on the lists will decide which side I pick 

[Pathfinder]

Update - there is justice . . .     

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,413005,00.html

FTA:

Former Marine Acquitted of Iraqi Killings in Landmark Trial
Thursday, August 28, 2008

IRVINE, Calif. —  A former Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in a first-of-its-kind federal trial.

The jury took six hours to find Jose Luis Nazario Jr. not guilty of charges that he killed or caused others to kill four unarmed detainees on Nov. 9, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war.

The verdict left the 28-year-old defendant in tears. He cried so loud that the judge smacked his gavel to call for order. Nazario's family and friends also sobbed in the courtroom.

"It's been a long, hard year for my family," Nazario said outside the courtroom. "I need a moment to catch my breath and try to get my life back together."

Thursday's verdict marks the first time a civilian jury has determined whether the alleged actions of a former military service member in combat violated the law of war.

One of the jurors, Ingrid Wicken, hugged Nazario's sobbing mother, Sandra Montanez, without speaking after the verdict was read. "I watched her all week. She was being tortured every day," Wicken said later.

Wicken said the panel acquitted Nazario because there was not enough evidence against him.

"I think you don't know what goes on in combat until you are in combat," she said.

Nazario's attorney, Kevin McDermott, said he believes the verdict will curb faulty filings.

[DesertMarine]

Great news on the verdict.  Just think of the expense, disruption of his life and all that comes with being charged with a crime.  I bet Murtha was pissed when he heard the verdict.  Murtha is a disgrace to the Corps.

[tombogan03884]

Great news on the verdict.  Just think of the expense, disruption of his life and all that comes with being charged with a crime.  I bet Murtha was pissed when he heard the verdict.  Murtha is a disgrace to the Corps.

+100

[Sponsor]

[twyacht]

 You beat me to it Pathfinder, Juror Nicole Peters said "I don't think we had ANY BUSINESS doing this!"

"It's a very reasoned response from those jurors because they apparently recognized this was not something they were well-suited to determine," said Gary Solis, a former Marine Corps prosecutor and judge who teaches law of war at Georgetown University Law Center.

"In my view, it's going to cause the U.S. attorneys to give a second thought to prosecuting soldiers for acts that occurred in combat," he said.

http://newsmax.com/us/marines_fallujah/2008/08/29/126280.html

Again, all legal costs incurred by the defendant should be paid by the other dim-witted US attorneys who brought this to a civilian court. And since its San Diego, Kalifornia, punitive amounts should be paid to the defendant.