The next moment, a gunshot sounded; and then a Marine was yelling “ND! ND! ND!” — negligent discharge — and Nelson would recall seeing smoke rising from the gun and then all eyes turned to Malone, suddenly slumped in his rack with a bullet hole in his forehead, according to a copy of the investigation report obtained by Marine Corps Times. [More]I can think of better ways to establish trust.
[Via Mack H]
It was also a leadership failure, as the non-coms are supposed to squelch this kind of bullshit and make sure it never happens. In my experience, I had to have several men punished by courts martial because of this very same idiocy. The only reason I didn't go to Leavenworth with them is because I was on record as constantly taking measures against it. Since I couldn't watch every single man every single minute, it happened anyway. Stupid.
ReplyDeleteRule 1? Meh.
ReplyDeleteRule 2? Nah.
Rule 3? But it's empty.
Rule 4? I'm not gonna hurt anyone.
*facepalm* Morons.
Do I trust you?
ReplyDeleteuh, after seeing the folks rounding up guns post katrina not a chance in hell I trust you.
This has got to be a mindfuck on the level of "just following orders" I can hear it now..."I point a gun at you and you trust me, but you are now questioning my orders to shoot those folks who don't (insert whatever is coming next...take a flu shot, turn in their guns, pray to obomba, etc)"
If looking up a gun muzzle isn't enough to induce automatic Condition Red, I don't know what is. Did I read right that Malone just sat there and smiled?
ReplyDelete"Involuntary manslaughter"? For Pete's sake, these people aren't even using English any more. What part of "pointed a pistol at a human being's forehead, issued a verbal challenge, and pulled the trigger in response" can be called involuntary?