U.S. Soldier Convicted of Killing Iraqi Walks Free
 

No, not aprill fools day ....

BERLIN, April 1 (Reuters) - A U.S. army tank company commander convicted of shooting dead a wounded Iraqi walked free from court on Friday, although he was dismissed from the army for what he called a "mercy killing."
Army Captain Rogelio Maynulet had faced up to 10 years in jail after a court martial at a U.S. army base in Wiesbaden, Germany, found him guilty of assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter.

"He was sentenced with dismissal from the United States Army ... there will be no confinement time," a military spokesman said.

Prosecutors had pressed for conviction on a more serious charge of assault with intent to commit murder, which carries a maximum 20-year jail sentence.

The shooting occurred last May when U.S. troops were pursuing suspected militiamen supporting Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr near the Iraqi city of Najaf, the court was told.

U.S. soldiers fired on a car, wounding the driver and a passenger. Maynulet said he then shot dead the driver to put him out of his misery.

"He was in a state I didn't think was dignified. I had to put him out of his misery," Maynulet said in his defense according to U.S. military's Stars and Stripes magazine.

The jury was shown footage of the shooting filmed by a U.S. surveillance drone.

The mercy killing argument was used by the defense in the cases of two U.S. soldiers who were convicted in December and January of murdering an Iraqi.

The man suffered severe abdominal wounds and burns when U.S. troops attacked a rubbish truck they suspected guerrillas were using.

Staff Sergeant Johnny Horne was sentenced to three years in jail and Staff Sergeant Cardenas Alban to one year over the Iraqi's death.

Local Iraqis said the men on the truck were innocent rubbish collectors.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...s/domesticNews


Another " happily liberated " iraqi....

omg, even with video footage he got off....

not so good news for the Iraqi community

then they wonder why lol

Good.. :)

Umm doesnt it clearly say he killed him to put him out of his misery ??

I wouldnt want to be mistakenly shot, but if i was accidently shot and my guts were hanging out and i was close to death , i would certainly want someone to finish it off

I see ... Mercy killing...

Is he a doctor ? or a judge ? has the victim been declared a " veggie" for 15 years ?

Funny how when it was Terry Schiavo, it was so wrong to LET HER DIE ...

:2 cents:

Kick ass :thumbsup

I missed your sig ... Welcome back, where ever you were .

You started this thread so dont try to turn the arguement against someone else. You apparently want the guy punished for ending the life of the person.

so let me get the democrat/anti american arguement correct.


Disabled Person With Family & Hospice Care = Starve them to death over 14 days

Dieing Gun Shot Victim in War Zone = Preserve Quality of Life as long as possible.


That abortion and cruel unusual death penalty debates are going to confuse the small minds of the liberals even more now.

So much confusion in so many words ....

Anti-American ???? you really are brainwashed.

Fire up da chair.

:disgust

BTW, what is the name of the doctor actually in Prison for a requested mercy killing ??

True it was an american victim, not a dirty sand hahahahahaha camel jockey....

Answer:

Kevorkian, 76, is serving 10 to 25 years at the Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer for second-degree murder in the 1998 videotaped poisoning of Thomas Youk, who had Lou Gehrig's disease.

http://www.fansoffieger.com/kevonews.htm


Note to Kevorkian: kill unwilling iraqi next time!

so... anyone have the footage??

pretty sure it's been posted somewhere


so if anyone has it.. spread the luv!!!!! :thumbsup

Hell yea baby now lets kill em ALL - fuck with the usa, you going to die :)

The guys should have said something other than a mercy killing.

GOOD, he capped that towel wearing piece of shit, i am also glad he got off all charges.

Its on consumption junction, or least a video very similiar. Cant tell who is doing the shooting

hey..it's a war...shit happens. They dont send the heavily armed troops to other countries to make friends and pass out flowers. Although there are some still in this country with unrealistic ideals placed upon our fighting forces. We are butchers just like the rest of the world, we just have better spin doctors, al jazeera TV.,..err...Fox news, in the presidents pocket and newer guns. :)

LOL .. seems that the " right dumb wing " convention just finished ...
They let them out all at the same time, like a herd :1orglaugh