Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:37 PM
cory777 (1,384 posts)
U.S. Marines Charged for Urinating On Taliban CorpsesLast edited Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:39 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
Source: TMZ
Two U.S. Marines have been charged in connection with a video TMZ posted, showing at least two American soldiers urinating on the corpses of deceased Taliban fighters, TMZ has learned ... and the men are also facing allegations involving a grenade launcher. The USMC tells TMZ, the Marines -- Staff Sergeants Joseph W. Chamblin and Edward W. Deptola -- have been charged for "violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice" for their involvement in the urination incident. The USMC says the incident is believed to have taken place during a counter-insurgency operation in Afghanistan on or about July 27th, 2011. Chamblin and Deptola were also charged with other misconduct that allegedly took place, which includes:
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18 replies, 2217 views
| Author | Time | Post | |
| cory777 | Sep 2012 | OP | |
| Blue_Tires | Sep 2012 | #1 | |
| jody | Sep 2012 | #2 | |
| Incitatus | Sep 2012 | #12 | |
| Missycim | Sep 2012 | #17 | |
| Ash_F | Sep 2012 | #3 | |
| raouldukelives | Sep 2012 | #14 | |
| Agnosticsherbet | Sep 2012 | #4 | |
| DeSwiss | Sep 2012 | #5 | |
| dixiegrrrrl | Sep 2012 | #11 | |
| Solly Mack | Sep 2012 | #6 | |
| Tom Ripley | Sep 2012 | #7 | |
| AngryAmish | Sep 2012 | #10 | |
| Tom Ripley | Sep 2012 | #13 | |
| Bigmack | Sep 2012 | #8 | |
| E-Z-B | Sep 2012 | #9 | |
| Missycim | Sep 2012 | #18 | |
| dawn frenzy adams | Sep 2012 | #15 | |
| ripcord | Sep 2012 | #16 |
Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:39 PM
Blue_Tires (31,652 posts)
1. I can't imagine they'd get more than a reprimand...
Response to Blue_Tires (Reply #1)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:42 PM
jody (26,624 posts)
2. And all the beer they can drink at every bar near any military post? nt
Response to Blue_Tires (Reply #1)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 04:37 PM
Incitatus (4,188 posts)
12. They just created propaganda for the enemy.
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That may result in more militants recruited and more Americans dead.
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Response to Incitatus (Reply #12)
Tue Sep 25, 2012, 07:44 AM
Missycim (950 posts)
17. Sorry I doubt this will do anything to help recruting
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our mere presence does that.
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Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:53 PM
Ash_F (1,737 posts)
3. Charged with "-- Failing to stop the indiscriminate firing of weapons"
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What? They thought they'd slip that one in there and nobody would notice? Were these even Taliban fighters? I see no weapons.
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Response to Ash_F (Reply #3)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 05:16 PM
raouldukelives (2,371 posts)
14. They appear to be males over the age of 10.
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So yeah, I think we classify them as militants. I'm not sure if they are militants before they die or after. Possibly in much the same way Mormons convert dead people, we tag them as Taliban.
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Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:54 PM
Agnosticsherbet (1,205 posts)
4. If they are facing trail, it is a Coutsmartial...
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rather than non-judicial punishment.
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Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 02:59 PM
DeSwiss (17,178 posts)
5. ''The fish stinks from the head......''
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"If we are going to talk about rules of war...we have to start with the powerful people who chose to put those soldiers there. The No.1 war crime is starting a war...All other war crimes emanate from that first crime." ~Abby Zimet
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Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:27 PM
Tom Ripley (2,639 posts)
7. The Few. The Proud. The Incontinent.
Response to Tom Ripley (Reply #7)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:53 PM
AngryAmish (19,610 posts)
10. well done sir
Response to AngryAmish (Reply #10)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 04:48 PM
Tom Ripley (2,639 posts)
13. Thank you.
Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:27 PM
Bigmack (6,577 posts)
8. Never mind the actual charges.. they are really being charged with fucking up ...
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.. by getting caught... with being caught on video.
And the worst crime of all... bringing a shitstorm of bad press down on the Corps. That last is a Capital Offense in the Corps. |
Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 03:45 PM
E-Z-B (496 posts)
9. Soldiers are supposed to make their superior's jobs easier, not more difficult
Response to E-Z-B (Reply #9)
Tue Sep 25, 2012, 07:45 AM
Missycim (950 posts)
18. not to pick nits
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but they are Marines, soldiers are Army
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Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 08:35 PM
dawn frenzy adams (69 posts)
15. Marines charged.
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The body to the left, in the blue, looks like a child. Is it? |
Response to cory777 (Original post)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 09:14 PM
ripcord (60 posts)
16. My first thought
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