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Title: U.S. soldier sentenced to ONLY 18 months in prison for negligent homicide
Post by: Fuck You, Pay Me on July 25, 2005, 02:46:43 PM

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US military judge sentenced a National Guard soldier to 18 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of an Iraqi policeman, military authorities said.

Corporal Dustin Berg of the Indiana National Guard also admitted during his court-martial at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to intentionally shooting himself and lying to cover up the homicide, military authorities said in a statement.

The judge, Lieutenant Colonel Richard Anderson, also ordered a bad-conduct discharge for Berg, the statement said.

Berg had faced a charge of murder in the shooting, which occurred November 23, 2003, while the two were on patrol together. He also was accused of false wearing of an award, stemming from the fact that he had been awarded the Purple Heart for his injury.

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Title: Re: U.S. soldier sentenced for ONLY 18 months... for negligent homicide
Post by: J Bananas on July 25, 2005, 02:47:41 PM

NEGLIGENT, not INTENTIONAL.

Title: Re: U.S. soldier sentenced to ONLY 18 months in prison for negligent homicide
Post by: J Bananas on July 25, 2005, 03:02:12 PM

yeah i hate those military fucks too

Title: Re: U.S. soldier sentenced to ONLY 18 months in prison for negligent homicide
Post by: UAK on July 25, 2005, 03:40:57 PM

lol he probably thought he had the safety on  ;D

Title: Re: U.S. soldier sentenced to ONLY 18 months in prison for negligent homicide
Post by: Don Rizzle on July 26, 2005, 04:33:10 AM

american military trials are a joke