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And the muppets in the ski area?

• throwanem 6y ago
  Both dishonorably discharged, which has consequences in later life not unakin to a felony conviction, and also renders post-separation benefits null and void. One also served a few months prison time. If you want to argue it's not enough, fine. But to claim they faced no consequences whatsoever is substantively false to fact.
  • pinkfoot 6y ago
    I never claimed they faced no consequences, but the OP's claim that the US military are held to much higher standards of accountability that the civil service is not justified. And I showed why.
  • Dayshine 6y ago
    > Both dishonorably discharged, which has consequences in later life not unakin to a felony conviction, and also renders post-separation benefits null and void Those sound like penalties due to their negligence, not due to the manslaughter. If you design a building negligently, it collapses and nobody dies: You lose your job, never work in the industry again, and face civil lawsuits for damages (there goes your pension). If you design a building negligently, it collapses and people die: All of the above, plus a severe criminal conviction. If you fly a plane negligently and damage public infrastructure, I sincerely hope you would be dishonorably discharged. So, one could argue they faced little consequence for the deaths they caused, despite having a higher level of responsibility. (Whether the actual consequences of an action vs the possible consequences of an action should decide the punishment is a whoooole other topic)
  • dragonwriter 6y ago
    > Both dishonorably discharged, which has consequences in later life not unakin to a felony conviction A DD has consequences more akin to a previous for-cause termination than a felony conviction. It does remove the advantages being a veteran gives you over everyone else, at the same time, which together might be similar in magnitude to a felony conviction, though.