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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This Afghan child rape thing has been percolating in that indiginous culture for centuries...  Did all of you gloss over the Colonial British accounts of the practice from over 100 years ago that were mentioned several times by various posters to this thread?  It was a known issue during Bush's Administration, it was a known issue when Reagan was arming Afghan mujahideen, t's been an issue for a very very long time.  Reagan wasn't able to deal with it or put an end to it during the years that we were using those rapist Afghan commanders to fight a proxy war against the Soviets, Bush wasn't able to deal with it or put an end to it in the 7 years that he was in charge of the occupying force in Afghanistan, yet somehow you think Obama could end it overnight with a snap of the finger....    SMH.[/quote]

Yes unrealistic to end it. But unfair to prosecute a green beret who did the minimum anyone would do to someone laughing their head off over it - push them. Its not legal here, hasn't gone on for centuries here, and the green beret is from here. Or are we ending his career in the name.of cultural sensitivity? And then we do what we can, whatever we can, to not aid abet and partner in it. [/quote]

He didn't "push" the Afghan.  He beat him up.  That's assault and stateside, that can also be a career ending felony.  The ends don't always justify the means.[/quote]

Frankly? There would be outrage from the public if a company let go an individual who assaulted a child rapist and a woman-beater. For every corporation that would let him go, there would be five offering him a job. Guaranteed. That's what separates us from the rest of the world.

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Actually in America he would be arrested and convicted of assault.  Perhaps a jury would have given him a lenient sentence but that's about it.[/quote]

Absolutely correct.  Under the law, there are two separate crimes that were committed:  1. the child rape and 2. the assault - the rape is revolting and illegal but does not justify the assault which is also illegal.  The law is what it is and law enforcement and prosecutors still have a duty to uphold the law regardless of the circumstances.  Where that may shift is with those who preside over the trial.  In the case of civilian government, that is a peer jury, and they would likely show significant leniency.  Military disciplinary proceedings tend to be very rigid, in following with longstanding historic doctrine and discipline, none of which is new.[/quote]

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