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recceguy said:I don't agree with making this a failure of leadership. They are trained soldiers, not preschoolers in a daycare centre.
You can't train, or guard, against stupidity or mental capacity.
Reading the biography of the Judge http://www.jmc-cmj.forces.gc.ca/bio/dauteuil-lv-eng.asp other than some obscure positions for a few years as a Reserve Infantry Officer, it seems his military time was served with AJAG. Does anyone know whether he's ever had to carry arms on operations? Just wondering.
We can speculate in ad nauseum, or just wait for his sentence I guess.
When members of the C of C are the ones setting the example of what is acceptable behavior, and paying lip service to Orders and not enforcing them in the manner intended it makes one wonder
Pieman said:I recall my Sr. NCO playing the quick draw game constantly in the tents on pre-deployment training. Did not see it overseas. Have to shake my head at a 35 year old Sgt. acting like a 17 year old though. Saw plenty of that.
What happened should not have. It's really sad to see so many lives impacted badly by something so childish and irresponsible.
Pieman said:I recall my Sr. NCO playing the quick draw game constantly in the tents on pre-deployment training. Did not see it overseas. Have to shake my head at a 35 year old Sgt. acting like a 17 year old though. Saw plenty of that.
N.S. soldier guilty of shooting death granted parole
Matthew Wilcox was sentenced to four years in November 2011
CBC News
Posted: Jun 3, 2013 4:56 PM AT
Last Updated: Jun 3, 2013 7:51 PM AT
A former reservist who was found guilty of killing his soldier friend in Afghanistan was granted full parole in January, CBC News has learned.
Matthew Wilcox was sentenced to four years in prison for criminal negligence causing death after he shot 25-year-old Cpl. Kevin Megeney of Stellarton, N.S. in 2007.
Wilcox started on day parole in June 2012, just months after he was sentenced at the Halifax court martial.
The judge, Louis-Vincent d’Auteuil, ruled that Wilcox was playing quick draw – a game that went terribly wrong.
The parole board held two hearings regarding Matthew Wilcox.
It said there is an extremely low chance he will reoffend.
Wilcox has strong support from his family and friends and is attending university. The board said Wilcox displayed a high level of remorse and victim empathy.
The parole board was impressed Wilcox showed openness in seeking assistance when he needed help. The report said police had no concerns with his release.
No special conditions were set out by the board, but in his sentencing, Wilcox was banned from possessing prohibited weapons for the rest of his life. He is also banned from possessing other firearms until 2023.
Eye In The Sky said:Jesus Christ. WAY too soon IMO. :
SadlyJim Seggie said:The National Parole Board paroles all kinds of ne'er do wells.
The board said Wilcox displayed a high level of remorse and victim empathy.
ObedientiaZelum said:Oh ya, I remember that. He said he wasn't playing quick draw and he thought someone infultrated the base and he was defending himself when he put a bullet in his friends stomach. High level of remorse and empathy for sure.
Eye In The Sky said:Jesus Christ. WAY too soon IMO. :