tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post1141973379306787512..comments2024-03-20T17:53:33.153-04:00Comments on Global Military Justice Reform: Surprising denouement in New York federal trialEugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-11973361629345727442014-10-10T10:58:59.186-04:002014-10-10T10:58:59.186-04:00This kind of decision does nothing to enhance the ...This kind of decision does nothing to enhance the credibility of, and public confidence in, the civilian justice system. The facts giving rise to the charge are serious enough to warrant a prosecution before a civilian tribunal. They certainly do not deserve the kind of treatment they were given. A false official statement is no less a false official statement if it is thereafter retracted. Nor is it less a false statement because it is not believed. The fact that it is not believed prompts the investigation and engages costly human resources. The circumstances of this case may have justified the imposition of a light sentence. I do not know and I am not questioning that. However they do not deserve the kind of justification that was given for the sentence. While the enforcement of criminal law may require compassion at times, it remains in itself a serious matter that a judge ought to respect and transmit both to the accused and the public. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573706906171075404noreply@blogger.com