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发帖数: 8354 | 1 Notes from Fort Bragg -- racism v. justice in Danny Chen's death (
II)
Danny Chen was American by birth AND by choice. He defied his
parents
'
objection to join the Army. But he was RACIALLY brutalized
to
committing
suicide by his fellow American soldiers who were his
superiors. The
first culprit
got a slap on the wrist. Outrageous! S. B. Woo* and Diana Ting were staying
at
Fort Bragg, attending the second trial. They are reporting to you here. Will
they be seeing justice or racism or something in between?
Together, we took a stand. Together, we made progress! Together, we
RECOVERED from a 100 to 10 beating in Sergeant Holcomb's trial.
Justice achieved? No! Just a beginning!
o 6 more trials to go
o the sentence for Offutt can be reduce upon appeal
o
o the final sentencing for Holcomb, the guy who got a slap in the wrist, is
still in
o the hands of General xxx of the XVIII Airborne Corps
On 8/13/12, my birthday, Specialist Ryan Offutt was sentenced to
1.o 6 months in jail, and
2.o Reduction by 1 rank from specialist to E1. (Economic implication:
Offutt's pay
o o o o while in jail will be that of an E1)
3.o Bad Conduct Discharge (considered a relative severe punishment, because
it
o o o o is a career ending punishment for a professional soldier. It has
many
o o o o economic implications including no veteran benefits after the
discharge.)
In comparison, Sergeant Adam Holcomb, who was perhaps the most \guilty,
received only:
1.o 1 month in jail
2.o Reduction by 1 rank, and
3.o fined $1181.55. He was NOT even kicked out of the Army.
There are aspect of "Justice for Danny Chen" that are NOT even
touched by the military justice. Read the following careful. New York
Times reported, "Private Chen also revealed that he had witnessed
noncommissioned officers shooting unarmed civilians, Private Johnson
testified. The claim has apparently been scrutinized by military
investigators. Neither the prosecution nor the defense asked follow-up
questions about this revelation, suggesting that the court had imposed
limits on its admissibility."
If you still don't understand the significance of the above, PLEASE
To view the movie "A Few Good Men," starring Tom Cruise & Demi
Moore. You'll begin to know something about military justice
system.
Finally, the tactics used in the trial were disconcerting. While the
defense called upon five witnesses to build up the human elements
of Specialist Offutt, with the intention to lessen 5b17 the punishment. The
prosecution emphasized how Danny Chen suffered excessive & abusive
punishment without real military purpose. However, there was no counter
to the defense’s claims that Offutt had a life to lead—Private Danny Chen,
another human being, wasn’t even allowed to begin his life due to the
actions of his superiors. Danny was like a prop, ignoring the human element
haunting the entire
trial. Finally, we salute Major Joshua M. Toman, a good man who is also
the leader in the Prosecution team, for his excellent summary statement of
the pointed out how dehumanizing Offutt's abuse of Danny Chen was. Diana and
I will come home. "Notes from Fort Bragg" will continue,
but no longer be daily. Staff Sgt. Blaine Dugas' trial will be next,
beginning this coming Thursday. Pray and work for JUSTICE.
SB, a volunteer, reporting to you from the Charlotte airport (I apologize in
advance for typos that you may find.)
*Lt. Governor of DE (1985 to 89) & President of National Asian Am.
Educational Foundation, Inc. Ting is Woo's Special Assistant.
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