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To: unclewest who wrote (14422)3/12/2015 8:30:12 PM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 16547
 
Didn't you hear?

Free speech is an "Act of Violence."



To: unclewest who wrote (14422)3/13/2015 12:51:23 PM
From: Hoa Hao  Respond to of 16547
 
UW, your soooo old fashioned. LOL...



To: unclewest who wrote (14422)3/14/2015 6:14:45 PM
From: joseffy  Respond to of 16547
 
Army Major sentenced to 20 years after exposing Political Correctness Run Amok in the Military
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Coach is Right ^ | 3/14/15 | Glenn MacDonald, Major USARMY (Ret)


A SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT by Major Glenn MacDonald, Editor of MilitaryCorruption.com revealed an American “Dreyfus Affair” taking place in the U.S. Army as Major Erik Burris is railroaded by his former JAG colleagues.

Major MacDonald writes of:

RETALIATION AGAINST [BURRIS] FOR TELLING TRUTH IN PREVIOUS COURT-MARTIAL ABOUT HOW ARMY PUSHES ALL FEMALE SEX CHARGE CASES TOWARD COURT-MARTIAL EVEN IF NO PROOF – DECEPTIVE PRESS RELEASE AT CONCLUSION OF MAJOR’S TRIAL AND CONVICTION FOR RAPE FAILED TO SAY ARMY’S OWN INVESTIGATIVE OFFICER FOUND BURRIS’ WIFE ACCUSER TO BE “UNTRUTHFUL” RECOMMENDED MAJ NOT BE COURT-MARTIALED NONETHELESS, HE GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON

If a tree falls in the forest at midnight, who is there to hear it happen? That’s an unwritten axiom from the public affairs office handbook.

When the Army PAO at Fort Bragg released a terse statement to the media at the conclusion of MAJ Erik Burris’ recent court-martial that the former JAG prosecutor had been found guilty of rape and sentenced to 20 years in prison, they deliberately and deceitfully left out one very important fact.

The JAGs own female investigative officer – LTC Jessica Halling – not only found the major’s accuser – his estranged wife – was “untruthful” and “embellished” her charges, but recommended at the Article 32 (preliminary) hearing that the case NOT proceed to court-martial.

Here is a sample of what she wrote:

“My assessment is that Ms. Burris’ allegations . . . her statements to the CID . . . were driven by a combination of motives. The evidence in the case files and testimony suggests she embellished and made untruthful and/or inconsistent claims . . . her displayed emotion . . . didn’t appear genuine . . . I am left with no other alternative but that Ms. Burris is fabricating her...

(Excerpt) Read more at coachisright.com ...

max
If you are in the military and are a good man. Get out as soon as you can by any legal means.

It has gone to crap... all of it from what I can see.

Run by a bunch of communists and sodomites.



6 posted on 3/14/2015, 12:34:19 PM by Sequoyah101

To: Oldpuppymax
Was he found guilty by a tribunal in which he was afforded the opportunity to mount a defense?



10 posted on 3/14/2015, 1:24:49 PM by Regal
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To: Oldpuppymax
Was there any physical evidence presented, or was he sentenced to 20 years solely on the basis of the claims of a witness found to be unreliable?



11 posted on 3/14/2015, 1:33:39 PM by butterdezillion


To: Oldpuppymax
This is a comment made at caaflog.com , based on the Article 32 Report that was uploaded to scribd at scribd.com :

ContractLawyer says:
February 3, 2015 at 2:34 PM
“Tickle Torture” and “Tushie Squeeze.” This was one of the assaults against one of the children. There are no redactions here. Not sure if that is normal to release this without redacting vicitims’ names, even the children.

It appears that one of the children is from the ex ex wife, so it is the case of two ex-wives, though the first ex became involved only after the allegation of the second ex. One of them went to the doctor for a rash around her privates and difficulty/pain while urinating. This is something that can inflame the situation regardless of the merits of the case.

The main victim, ex-wife #2, claims that she was a virgin even though she was previously married and divorced. Her ex-husband testified that this is BS (or words to that effect). The claim is pretty much continuous rape from the marriage all the way up to the report to CID. The victim was dissatisfied that MAJ Burris did not continue to send her flowers and give her bubble baths like he did when they first met on Match.com. The victim testified that she did not have access to a bank account set up for her by MAJ Burris, but yet bank statements showed that she made withdrawals and wrote checks on the account. MAJ Burris was also guilty according to the victim of “unsafe gun storage,” though the only photo produced was a picture of ammo and a cleaning kit. Ironically, the facts state that MAJ Burris even purchased his wife a 9MM. If ten percent of what she claims is true, she should have used it (on him). Testimony shows MAJ Burris was passed over for promotion and had some performance issues, though that is not an indicator of guilt. The victim testified that their daughter is a result of a rape and that she informed her mother the day after that rape, though the mother testified she did not hear of it until the hearing for the protective order. Generic allegations about bathtub abuse. There are other references that are not described in the report.

Though the IO did not recommend court-martial, she did recommend an Art. 15 or GOMOR and a Show Cause Board for some of the charges.

We do not have the transcript here and I am not sure if this will be coming, but this does show more information than I have seen so far. If additional transcripts of the 32 or ROT become available, I am not reading it except to review the victim testimony to see how all the factual inconsistencies were handled on direct and cross. Or perhaps there motions to avoid most of the damaging testimony? In any case, if the Government managed to keep out the damaging information, then the Art 32 experience allowed them to improve their case.

One thing is for sure, regardless of guilt or innocence, any man who considers dating or marrying this woman should give this a read.