US military sniper Bales charged with murder in Afghan killings

[moderate libertarian]

Afghans are demanding that the accused killer of 17 civilians including at least 9 children/women be handed over to them for a trial in jurisdiction where war crime occured but Obama apparently wants to try him in the US:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/militar...ngs/53712206/1

[oyarde]

No way , cannot be done , the precedent cannot be set . I understand and respect those feelings , and would feel same if I were them , Tell you what I would do though, If , he admits and or is proven guilty , clearly and undoubtably , and recieves less than a life sentence or the death penalty , I would send him there after for them.

[PierzStyx]

No way , cannot be done , the precedent cannot be set . I understand and respect those feelings , and would feel same if I were them , Tell you what I would do though, If , he admits and or is proven guilty , clearly and undoubtably , and recieves less than a life sentence or the death penalty , I would send him there after for them.

So sentence him here, then refer him to Afghani authority for punishment?

[oyarde]

I do not think you could do that ...... without a bunch of agreements , that I do not expect they would agree to or honor.....

[fr33]

If anyone should be handed over to the Afghans Bush and Obama would be the first 2 most logical candidates. They both seem to have honored their pledges to the globalist law rather than their oath to the US constitution.

[vita3]

Hope he is removed from the face of this earth for taking so many innocent lives.

[jcannon98188]

I agree with the Afghani's, the crime was committed against them, not against us. They should take him and punish him as they see fit. If you decide to take 17 lives you don't get the luxury of a nice American jail. Put him through an afghani court, let them sentence him as they wish, and have them carry out the sentence.

[Lishy]

If the Chinese came to Texas and shot a bunch of Texans, do you really think he should be tried in China instead of Texas?

[vita3]

If any American took 17 American lives (mostly kids & women), it would be the biggest news story of 2012.

& to add to the disgustingness of this particular individual, he was involved w/ financial frauds BEFORE entering the military.

My apologizes to the bleeding hearts, but I can't wait until he is exstinguished from our planet.

[JacobSzumniak]

He is just the scapegoat anyway. Like 20 soldiers were involved in the killings and they are just dropping the blame all on him. Of course they can't send him to the Afgans, they might make him tell the truth about what really happened.