A thought experiment about the military justice system

[timelets]

Imagine, a policeman [allegedly] commits a crime on the job. If the case goes to a jury trial, how many cops will be on the jury? Most likely, none, because either criminal prosecutors or civil lawyers will disqualify cops during the jury selection process.

Now imagine, a member of the military [allegedly] commits a crime on the job. If the case goes to a military jury trial, how many military members will be on the jury? All of them.

Enough said.

Comments

[juan_gandhi]

Yep. They say it's okay to kill foreign civilians. It's not okay to show pictures to friends.

[timelets]

Let's say that the system has its limitations :) For example, I wouldn't trust a Russian military court to try soldiers and officers responsible for shooting down MH17 five years ago.