Posted on Mar 28, 2015
Bergdahl's Defense... The gauntlet has been thrown...
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Inside sources have leaked a potential outline for the Bergdahl defense.
What would you be willing to do to report wrong doing in your unit?
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bergdahl-reportedly-didnt-trust-commanders-tried-to-walk-to-nearest-u-s-outpost/
What would you be willing to do to report wrong doing in your unit?
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/bergdahl-reportedly-didnt-trust-commanders-tried-to-walk-to-nearest-u-s-outpost/
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Keep in mind that the Defense's job is to cast doubt on the Prosecution's claims. Enough doubt and they win. It doesn't have to be realistic, juts "plausible." Additionally, they have to work with what they have, and the specific charges the Prosecution is bringing.
I realize most of the people here have already made up their minds regarding Bergdahl. That is outside the issue of his actual Right to Due Process. It doesn't matter what we believe happened. The Court Martial process is supposed to investigate what did happen, and if there was wrong doing then punish it.
This Defense, as stated isn't bad.
How many of us have been in a Command that we haven't trusted at one point or another? Just ask yourself that question.
Now, if you said you had, place yourself in a position where you need to "escalate up" but in order to "jump" a Commander, you have to go Off Post. How would you go about it? You know you're in a world of trouble the second you do this. Do you take government property with you? Do you trust your Command if they find you on the way?
What if you are in a "stressed" mental state (or were a service member with known "psychological issues" - he was kicked out of USCG for undisclosed psychological issues)?
Now, I'm not trying to make excuses for Bergdahl. I don't have enough data. I'm making an opinion on his Defense Team Strategy. It's slick. It could work. It will probably "mitigate" the misbehavior before the enemy charge to some degree (cast just enough doubt).
I realize most of the people here have already made up their minds regarding Bergdahl. That is outside the issue of his actual Right to Due Process. It doesn't matter what we believe happened. The Court Martial process is supposed to investigate what did happen, and if there was wrong doing then punish it.
This Defense, as stated isn't bad.
How many of us have been in a Command that we haven't trusted at one point or another? Just ask yourself that question.
Now, if you said you had, place yourself in a position where you need to "escalate up" but in order to "jump" a Commander, you have to go Off Post. How would you go about it? You know you're in a world of trouble the second you do this. Do you take government property with you? Do you trust your Command if they find you on the way?
What if you are in a "stressed" mental state (or were a service member with known "psychological issues" - he was kicked out of USCG for undisclosed psychological issues)?
Now, I'm not trying to make excuses for Bergdahl. I don't have enough data. I'm making an opinion on his Defense Team Strategy. It's slick. It could work. It will probably "mitigate" the misbehavior before the enemy charge to some degree (cast just enough doubt).
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PO1 Glenn Boucher
Sgt Aaron Kennedy I agree that the defense is only doing their job by casting any doubt that they can.
That being said, I am pretty certain that all of us have been to a command that was less than perfect or just really sucked.
There is a system in place and if used properly it works. It may not be the most efficient or quickest system but it does work. Bergdahl could have used the chain of command and documented it all so that when he went over his commanders head he would not look like a fool or crybaby.
I am doubtful though that this defense will work because the jury of peers are, I am just guessing here, combat veterans themselves and have been there, done that and got the t-shirt.
I do not think the defense is using a good strategy given that the jury is military, might work with a civilian jury but I am doubtful it will work on a military jury.
That being said, I am pretty certain that all of us have been to a command that was less than perfect or just really sucked.
There is a system in place and if used properly it works. It may not be the most efficient or quickest system but it does work. Bergdahl could have used the chain of command and documented it all so that when he went over his commanders head he would not look like a fool or crybaby.
I am doubtful though that this defense will work because the jury of peers are, I am just guessing here, combat veterans themselves and have been there, done that and got the t-shirt.
I do not think the defense is using a good strategy given that the jury is military, might work with a civilian jury but I am doubtful it will work on a military jury.
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With his demonstrated integrity and record of superior performance I do not buy this malarkey!
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