Comments on: Sailor who killed self in brig was being watched

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:51:11 +0000

To late he found his real Jesus. Not the ‘Jesus of hatred”, the God of the fundamentalist freaks.

If you dig into why the fundamentalists are like they are, the Catholic church hierarchy (My right wing catholic friend said the church is splitting – HalleluJah) , and the mad fucking ultra orthodox Jews (ps I was Jewish until the killings in Israel the other day – I mean that – Leviticus leaves the bible or I leave) the common thread is people who live by absolute rules. Just like the guys who gave us 0/11] Their brains are calcified by these rules, they know no middle ground, have zero ability to think for themselves. Which btw, is exactly was was wrong with hitler – he hated himself for failing at everything, his Mom was an ultra strict Catholic, etc

50 million died for that kind of mania. Which goes by the name “orthodoxy”

Religions which destroy the brain God gives to people.

By: Liam Sauer-Wooden

Liam Sauer-Wooden — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:50:34 +0000

“but the Navy says it has found no evidence of a hate crime.”

Said the jury of foxes when asked if a fox ate the chickens.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:21:09 +0000

Right deldude:”“the Navy says it has found no evidence of a hate crime.”

Of course there is ‘no evidence’ with DADT Blinders on!”

….and there never will be now that they let him commit suicide! So very convenient!

By: Drewski

Drewski — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:21:31 +0000

Did it occur to anyone here that maybe the reason there wasn’t a hate crime charge was to preserve Provost’s record? Follow me. If there’s no documented conflict point of race/ethnicity (which surely woulda been mentioned by now), then what else would really be there? Gay? Gay could be manipulated into denying benefits to any eligible designee. In a way, denying “gay” could allow for posthumous recognition of Provost’s honorable and valiant service. What we want? Maybe not. Does it satisfy his family? Ask them. If they want more, fight the fight for them. If they’re happy with recognition of him being killed while on duty, then leave it. It’s always individual.

By: Deldude

Deldude — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:15:27 +0000

“the Navy says it has found no evidence of a hate crime.”

Of course there is ‘no evidence’ with DADT Blinders on!

By: Drewski

Drewski — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:08:42 +0000

I’d asked this question on another thread, and this isn’t a clear answer. If he was to be checked every five minutes (SP q5 where I work), that sounds like a direct visual check. This article mentions both “video surveillance” and “visual check.” Depending on the configuration, it’s possible you could have several people monitored simultaneously by one person, like several peoples’ vital signs being monitored from the nursing station on a telemetry unit. It’s entirely possible for a person on a q5 to manage a suicidal gesture if they’re determined enough. Usually, if you have a patient or inmate on a q5, you have to document the watch. If it really was a 36-minute gap, that seems pretty hard to explain for a direct visual check, but would make more sense if it was video surveillance and the observer had additional responsibilities. More info needed. Was there video surveillance of the unit or pod where he was held?

By: GayIthacan

GayIthacan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:19:21 +0000

Who was watcbing him – Helen Keller?

By: Anastasie

Anastasie — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:21:13 +0000

I guess that soft redneck was not man enough to own up to his actions, but atleast our tax dollars wont be wasted on that trash anymore!