It looks like the Army finally decided to get off it's backside and make a decision about MAJ Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood Shooter. They've decided that a general court-martial is going to be held (that wasn't in doubt). The kicker is the decision to seek the death penalty during the court-martial. For the 13 people who were murdered and the 32 wounded by this terrorist, this day is one they've been waiting on.
The guys over at Blackfive are excited about this, but are quick to remind us that the President has to sign off on any death warrant arising from the proceedings. Fortunately, by the time the trial's completed, there should be a new Commander-In-Chief.
You know, I've been thinking about the people that saw his jihadist rantings during briefings and otherwise overlooked (sometimes, rather deliberately) his radicalization. Deebow at B5 has strongly recommended that each and everyone of them get tagged as non-promotable. That's a good start. There's a part of me, however, that would rather see each and everyone of them sat down in their own courts-martial and tried as accessories to murder for each and every one of the deaths caused by MAJ Hasan. Additional charges of accessory to attempted murder should be applied to them as well for each of the 32 people that he wounded. Will this happen? I seriously doubt it. I can very easily see the Army getting their pound of flesh from Hasan (and then dumping him into an unmarked grave out on the ranges of Fort Hood) and then letting the whole event drift off into the background. I will be disappointed about it, but that's what I expect.
-- Sham
I think a firing squad. A 32 person firing squad. And after the wounded get some payback the families of the 13 get to decide how to dispose of the body.
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