Why do they lock up 8 Marines in the brig for murder of civilian Iraqies before they are guilty?

Question

There is a big protest about this and I don't quite understand the whole thing could someone who is up on this inform me of the situation all I know is that the military shackeled and chained all of them before they have even been tried in a court marshal please explain whomever knows the deal thanks.

Answer 1

Let me see if I can make this plain and simple enough for you to wrap your head around it.

Say a group of eight policemen came to your house, pulled your grandfather from his bed, dragged him outside and shot him to death. Your grandfather, a good man who never did so much as spit on the sidewalk has been brutally murdered.

An investigation reveals the eight policemen murdered your grandfather and tried to cover it up. The proof is more than sufficient to arrest them and charge them, and they were booked and jailed.

Now, do you want them to be immediately released back into the community, or held?

Did that help?

Answer 2

Standard operating procedure for a homicide investigation.

If you were accused of murder, in whatever city you live, you would be handcuffed and jailed long before your trial, especially if you used a weapon such as a machine gun.

This is the way the US military deals with suspected murderers, but they usually require a lot of evidence before they bring charges. In the Haditha case, an attorney on McNeil Lehrer last night said 2 of the soldiers had confessed to some of the allegations, but even then you are right. There is a presumption of innocence until a courts martial finds otherwise.

Answer 3

My guess would be that those charged were given misinformation by the locals. More than likely a set up. Those people in that area hate us being there. Think for a second. A Corpsman is charged also? A life giver? Yeah right.

Answer 4

This is what MSNBC said:

"All eight also were charged with kidnapping. Other charges include conspiracy, larceny and providing false official statements".

"Separately, the U.S. military in Iraq announced that murder charges were filed against a fourth Army soldier in the shooting deaths May 9 of three civilians who had been detained by U.S. troops. Spc. Juston R. Graber, 20, of the 101st Airborne Division was charged with one count of premeditated murder, one count of attempted premeditated murder, one count of conspiracy to commit murder, and making a false official statement".

They have been charged. For the full story, please see the link below.

Answer 5

This is standard operating proceedure when anyone is accused of a capitol crime and is subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Answer 6

All I know is that in every jail in the world there are people awaiting trial, they are not yet proven guilty, just arrested and have not been granted bail. So, I guess this is the same.

Answer 7

Military law is completely different that civilian law.

You are guilty till proven innocent.

Answer 8

The reason they lock them up is because they are dangerous people. They killed once so we know they will do it again. In other words, They have crossed the line so they are locked up to protect the everyday people they come in contact with.

Answer 9

I don't know if you're aware of this, but they arrest people and put them in jail all the time before they are tried. It's common procedure.

Answer 10

FIRST, IT WAS 7 MARINES AND 1 NAVY CORPSMAN AND THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO HAVE TAKEN AN IRAQI FROM HIS HOME AND KILLED HIM ,--PRE MEDITATED AND IN MILITARY LAW ,YOU ARE GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT . ALL THIS IS WRITEN IN THE , U C M J , UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE