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Four former Blackwater Worldwide security contractors were convicted Wednesday on charges stemming from a deadly 2007 shooting in Iraq.
Federal court jurors found one defendant guilty of murder and three others of manslaughter and weapons charges, roundly asserting that the shooting was criminal. The defendants showed little emotion as the lengthy verdict was read.
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Boondocksaint Oct 22, 2014 4:19:22pm |
Besides the people making tons of money, who thinks mercenaries are a good idea?
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Lumberhead Oct 22, 2014 5:15:03pm |
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KerFuFFler Oct 22, 2014 8:29:01pm |
Why does it take so many years to prosecute cases? These killings were in 2007 and it is almost 2015! Sure, we want investigations to be thorough but sometimes it just seems like our legal system is on steroids. How many delaying tactics are routinely being made available to well-heeled defendants? I have not witnessed many court proceedings, but those that I have were ridiculously slowly paced with absurd amounts of redundancy. The court’s time is expensive because so many people are working there: guards, judges, prosecutors and court stenographers. Surely they could speed things up to better serve justice and save tax payers money.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Oct 23, 2014 12:51:49am |
re: #1 Boondocksaint
Besides the people making tons of money, who thinks mercenaries are a good idea?
Why, Putin of course.
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Islamo-Masonic Conspirator Oct 23, 2014 12:53:40am |
Prosecutors said the shooting was unprovoked. But with little forensic evidence and no ballistics linking any gunman to any victim, the case came down to the testimony of witnesses. Many told conflicting stories, forcing prosecutors to urge jurors to believe some aspects of their own case and discount others.
Oh, this is a mirror image of the German Nazi trials. And shows once again that you don’t have to have “forensics”, CSI-style, to convict.
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