Free Marine A

Author
Discussion

Dkta2989

Original Poster:

180 posts

253 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Hi,

I have posted this in General Gassing as well, Mods feel free to merge

I do not normally ask people to sign e petitions, but feel very strongly about this particular cause.

In my view, a brave man, who served his country, in very difficult times.

If you want to know more, you can follow/read Facebook or Twitter:

https://www.facebook.com/freeroyalmarineA

https://twitter.com/freemarinea

The link to the petition is below:

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/56810

Thank you for reading.

Kind Regards

Tribal Chestnut

2,996 posts

181 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
I can't confess to being au fait with this. What were the circumstances of the demise of the 'insurgent'?

MikeGTi

2,497 posts

200 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
I'm a serving soldier. I've been to Afghanistan. I've been to Iraq and Northern Ireland too.

What Marine A committed was murder. Plain and simple. The Talib was hors de combat and therefore could not have legally been killed. Marine A knew this, hence his comment regarding "I'm about to commit a war crime", he took a chance and he got caught.

There are laws that govern conflict and we must stick to them even if our enemies do not.

He knew he was about to commit a crime. He committed a crime. He was caught, tried and found guilty - he got what he deserved.

McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

203 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Is this the " hero" who shot a wounded afghan in the head?

Sorry not signing

Killer2005

19,594 posts

227 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Tribal Chestnut said:
I can't confess to being au fait with this. What were the circumstances of the demise of the 'insurgent'?
If I remember correctly, insurgent was injured during a brief battle, marine A took it upon himself to help the insurgent on his way with a bullet to the head rather than follow the rules of war

Tribal Chestnut

2,996 posts

181 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Thanks for the background Mike & Killer.

ClaphamGT3

11,269 posts

242 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Ex forces here. He's where he belongs. Not signing.

Dkta2989

Original Poster:

180 posts

253 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Mike what regiment are you in?, as a serving soldier, you will be aware that head cams are standard. This came out 2 years after the incident and had been seen and cleared by the MOD,




scenario8

6,554 posts

178 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
For those that missed it at the time here's one of the several threads that ran on the topic;

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

He's not a great hero to me.

MikeGTi

2,497 posts

200 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Dkta2989 said:
Mike what regiment are you in?, as a serving soldier, you will be aware that head cams are standard. This came out 2 years after the incident and had been seen and cleared by the MOD
Having a headcam doesn't make murder legal, and it hadn't been seen or cleared by the MOD. Hence why when it was seen, some time later, he was put on trial.

Dkta2989

Original Poster:

180 posts

253 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
ClamphamGt3 I will ask you the same questions as I did Mike

smegmore

3,091 posts

175 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
No chance.

He sank down to the level of the barbarians he was opposing.

Not what it's about, we're better than that.

Cheese Mechanic

3,157 posts

168 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Signed.

smegmore

3,091 posts

175 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Cheese Mechanic said:
Signed.
May I ask your reasons?

perdu

4,884 posts

198 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
No

TTwiggy

11,499 posts

203 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Sorry no. He committed a crime and was tried and found guilty of it.

On a personal level he has my sympathies and I'll not condemn his actions out of hand, but I cannot call for a pardon either.


anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
smegmore said:
No chance.

He sank down to the level of the barbarians he was opposing.

Not what it's about, we're better than that.
We?

Grandad7184

2,016 posts

134 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
No from me

He committed the crime so has to pay.

smegmore

3,091 posts

175 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
REALIST123 said:
smegmore said:
No chance.

He sank down to the level of the barbarians he was opposing.

Not what it's about, we're better than that.
We?
'We' as a society with controlled and professional military forces.

ClaphamGT3

11,269 posts

242 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
quotequote all
Dkta2989 said:
ClamphamGt3 I will ask you the same questions as I did Mike
Royal Engineers - you?

Because he murdered someone. What part of that is hard to grasp?