AF LTC found not guilty, but thumbs down for a fraudulent fundraiser for vets
The Air Force officer has been thoroughly trashed by the entire U.S. media, so it is worth pointing out that an American jury found him not guilty. He was a hot grabby mess that night, people testified. But even so, the jury said he didn’t do what he was accused of doing. Good for the ...
The Air Force officer has been thoroughly trashed by the entire U.S. media, so it is worth pointing out that an American jury found him not guilty. He was a hot grabby mess that night, people testified. But even so, the jury said he didn't do what he was accused of doing.
The Air Force officer has been thoroughly trashed by the entire U.S. media, so it is worth pointing out that an American jury found him not guilty. He was a hot grabby mess that night, people testified. But even so, the jury said he didn’t do what he was accused of doing.
Good for the jury system. We tend not to dwell on it because it isn’t politicized, but the more I see of it, the more I think it is the cornerstone of our democracy. Citizens, drawn from all walks of life, decide who is guilty and who walks.
Speaking of juries, one in Cleveland found a guy guilty of running another fraudulent veterans’ group, the U.S. Navy Veterans Association. Oddly, I think he looks like a dissolute version of Paul McCartney. Which might be a better version than someone trying to pretend he is still cute and in his 20s.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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