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Did he actually serve? It says more about the friends you've kept than the quality of your average service member. The military is huge: there are criminals in

by readme 11y ago

Did he actually serve? It says more about the friends you've kept than the quality of your average service member. The military is huge: there are criminals in it. We have our own justice system for that reason. However I can assure you that is not the case man. I am in the Army and I have never been in a place with as many sane people as this... Extreme beliefs are not even close to being the norm. Most people are just concerned about taking care of their families and are quite moderate politically.

proksoup 11y ago
I didn't keep him. He did serve. I am as skeptical of your anecdotal assurances as you are of mine.
serf 11y ago
>The military is huge: there are criminals in it. We have our own justice system for that reason. Are you talking about the justice systems before or after their tour? The first independent justice system that the service(s) use is a concept from Roman times [0], that predates any form of 'Court of Justice' we have in the states, and is really just there to punish soldiers that rebel, not really anything having to do with a split between civilian and soldier. The second form, post tour 'veteran's court', is really just a way to damage-control dependancy-stricken veterans from causing too much publicity in public courts, and as a way to fast-track such people into lighter sentences than their civilian counterparts.[1] 90 percent completion rate and zero percent recidivism! Remarkable, it must be those values instilled by the service(s).. (the same values that lead them to that court, by the way..) [1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/opinion/11castille.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/opinion/11castille.html?_r... [0]: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940201,00.html http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940201,0...

by readme 11y ago

proksoup 11y ago

I didn't keep him. He did serve. I am as skeptical of your anecdotal assurances as you are of mine.

serf 11y ago

>The military is huge: there are criminals in it. We have our own justice system for that reason. Are you talking about the justice systems before or after their tour? The first independent justice system that the service(s) use is a concept from Roman times [0], that predates any form of 'Court of Justice' we have in the states, and is really just there to punish soldiers that rebel, not really anything having to do with a split between civilian and soldier. The second form, post tour 'veteran's court', is really just a way to damage-control dependancy-stricken veterans from causing too much publicity in public courts, and as a way to fast-track such people into lighter sentences than their civilian counterparts.[1] 90 percent completion rate and zero percent recidivism! Remarkable, it must be those values instilled by the service(s).. (the same values that lead them to that court, by the way..) [1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/opinion/11castille.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/opinion/11castille.html?_r... [0]: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940201,00.html http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1940201,0...