Posted on Dec 3, 2016
Should President Obama pardon SGT Bowe Bergdahl?
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U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former prisoner of war who's accused of endangering comrades by walking off his post in Afghanistan, is asking President Barack Obama to pardon him before leaving office.
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Why should an Army deserter be pardoned by the Potus. PVT Bergdahm is under YCMJ and military jurisdiction and not federal or state control and would not be recognized by
the Potus.
the Potus.
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LTC Frederick McKenzie
How can you possibly pardon/forgive someone before they are convicted!? Some liberal lawyers will argue you can, e.g. Gerald Ford. Maybe if he confessed to being stupid & deserting his fellow soldiers before BHO leaves he might pardon him and take him & his parents to dinner at DQ...after 20 Jan it will be a different story with a new Sheriff, put you big boy pant on Bo.
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No, his lack of responsibility cost the lives of soldiers, threatened the security of his unit and violated general order number one.
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This disgusting waste of human flesh belongs in front of a firing squad with Obasturd and Killary, imho
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People lost their lives for his actions. He actions were not part of the mission. He is responsible for his own actions and justice shall serve him what he deserves
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PVT Bowe Bergdahl needs to assume responsibility for his actions. He needs to have the rank that Soldiers get for doing lesser infractions and the punishment Soldiers get for lesser infractions. So he can take his reduction in rank way overdue and his prison time. Not to include the time with the taliban as time serve, that is what an American get by walking by himself in that country, not a punishment for what he did.
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SSG Alfonso Pagan
By the way he also endangered the lives of the Soldiers that capture the POWs released to secure this guy.
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SSG John Karr
Article 85 (c) of the Manual for Courts Martial
Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.
Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.
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You don't pardon traitors who leave their buddies behind. What should be activated is the firing squad. I'm sure there would be plenty of volunteers. Me for one.
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H e Double hockey sticks No. Hang Him. A lot of people died looking for his Traitorous butt. Don't do the crime if you can't so the time.
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Absolutely NOT!
He is at worst a coward and deserter, who abandoned his post in combat and cost lives of those looking for him... at best he is a fool who has a personality disorder and was raised to think he was a "special snowflake" and Jason Bourne combined. I'd sure like to know which. Pardoning him short circuits the process. Plus there are allegations I will NOT repeat as I was not there (my old unit replaced his in Afghanistan and NCOs like to talk) that I sure hope would come out at a trial IF they were true. (Don't ask)
If anything, the conviction needs to come first, then a pardon. Why pardon him unless you know what he was convicted of? Unless you're trying to make the bad optics go away for purely political reasons. I just don't see that happening.
He is at worst a coward and deserter, who abandoned his post in combat and cost lives of those looking for him... at best he is a fool who has a personality disorder and was raised to think he was a "special snowflake" and Jason Bourne combined. I'd sure like to know which. Pardoning him short circuits the process. Plus there are allegations I will NOT repeat as I was not there (my old unit replaced his in Afghanistan and NCOs like to talk) that I sure hope would come out at a trial IF they were true. (Don't ask)
If anything, the conviction needs to come first, then a pardon. Why pardon him unless you know what he was convicted of? Unless you're trying to make the bad optics go away for purely political reasons. I just don't see that happening.
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