Less than 2.5 fucking years for accessory to a rape-murder????

[Hepburn]

A US soldier has been found guilty by a military court of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and slaying her family, a military source said Saturday.

Private Jesse Spielman could be sentenced to life in jail after a military jury found him guilty of rape, conspiracy to commit rape and housebreaking with the intent to commit rape and four counts of felony murder.

Spielman had pleaded not guilty Monday of raping and killing Abeer Kassem Hamza al-Janabi and murdering her family, but he pleaded guilty to lesser charges including arson and obstruction of justice.

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Private Bryan Howard, who served as a lookout, was sentenced to 27 months in jail for acting as an accessory as a lookout and helping to obstruct justice.

http://rawstory.com/news/afp/US_soldier_found_guilty_of_raping_I_08042007.html

WTF???? Less than 2.5 years for being a fucking accessory to a RAPE-MURDER????

Yeah, this must have impressed the Iraqis about what Democracy means. :sarcasm:

[bluestateguy]

1. This whole episode is just begging for a movie to be made about it

There's a big story to be told here if there is a producer willing to tell it.

[Tom Joad]

2. How about private jets, a large house with a nice lawn, and big retreat center

provided for those whose crimes include genocide, sanctioning torture, starting a war of aggression, lying to the US congress and u.s. public...

and a promise that there will be no prosecution... complete immunity.