tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post2527496110225433155..comments2024-03-20T17:53:33.153-04:00Comments on Global Military Justice Reform: Déjà vu all over againEugene R. Fidellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-249514323977312912021-05-12T13:42:56.909-04:002021-05-12T13:42:56.909-04:00According to Spoehr:
"Put another way, a com...According to Spoehr:<br /><br />"Put another way, a commander can decide to refer a case to a court-martial even if there is no reasonable likelihood of success at trial. That is because the commander is not a lawyer and thus is not bound by the ethics rules that lawyers must follow."<br /><br />I'm not sure saying commanders don't have to follow ethics rules is the winning argument the general thinks it is. That argument alone is reason enough to take prosecution authority away from commanders. Sending someone to a court with insufficient evidence is not only unethical, it's offensive and counterproductive.<br />DON CHRISTENSENnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070126256373578912.post-85007174361868993512021-05-12T02:53:23.637-04:002021-05-12T02:53:23.637-04:00Letters to the Editor of the Washington Post:
htt...Letters to the Editor of the Washington Post:<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/military-justice-is-in-need-of-much-reform/2021/04/30/a6224982-a902-11eb-a8a7-5f45ddcdf364_story.htmlEugene R. Fidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14694139458443207131noreply@blogger.com