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Originally Posted by Rockstar
Last I checked we had a constitution which guaranteed his rights against lynch mob rule. Hey if he is found guilty of murder then lead him out the gate into the hands of the victims relatives. But if there were other circumstance which lead to this then that needs to brought into the light as well. You know a fair trail. It doesn't mean we protect him and see that he gets any preferential treatment cause he's an Amerikun. We hold his feet to the fire in accordance with the laws of this land.
We sent him over there and asked him to do things We ourselves wouldn't or are afraid to do. It would be wrong of us to deny him the things we were told he was fighting for.
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Well I hate to tell you this but that does not always apply to people overseas in the US military over the years many military members that have committed serious crimes such as rape and murder have been handed over to the German or Japanese judicial system.When you are in another country their laws apply if you don't want to risk the the chance of being handed over to another judicial system then as a military member do not commit a crime regardless of your mental state.When serious crimes are committed by a military member they ask the that government if they want to take the person if they then they get him or her if they don't they get the UCMJ system but that may be worse because at least in Germany or Japan that means they want the death sentence if applicable which means they got saved if they went outside the UCMJ.I do not know if we have an agreement with Afghanistan anyway so the suspect has nothing to worry about there.
A US citizen is worse off than a military member they have no protection at all from if they commit a crime in another country they get punished and maybe if they are lucky the state department might step in have a sentence reduced or they might get exchanged for prisoner.