{"id":23366,"date":"2013-06-20T00:31:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T03:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/?p=23366"},"modified":"2016-11-26T01:25:56","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T04:25:56","slug":"fort-hood-massacre-trial-risks-becoming-circus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/20\/fort-hood-massacre-trial-risks-becoming-circus\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Hood Massacre Trial Risks Becoming Circus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update<\/strong><\/span>: Congress has proposed a bill that would suspend the pay of defendants<\/a> in pre-trial confinement.\u00a0 The law does have other consequences, though, like the impact to family members who might depend on that income.<\/p>\n

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The trial of accused Fort Hood shooter US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan seems to run the risk of becoming a circus<\/a> — if it hasn’t already.<\/p>\n

Hasan — essentially accused of committing a terrorist act on US soil — recently fired his attorneys <\/a>(one of\u00a0whom\u00a0had just recently\u00a0publicized his readiness to defend Hasan<\/a>).\u00a0 The lawyers apparently all then complained about being forced<\/a> to advise Hasan anyway, though they have dropped their objections.\u00a0 Hasan then got permission to represent himself<\/a>, leading some to believe he’ll use the trial as a “soapbox”<\/a> for his extremist Islamic ideology.\u00a0 In the least, it has offended the victims and the families of those killed, as it places them in the position of being directly cross-examined<\/a> by the person who they say tried to kill them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hasan recently said his defense strategy was going to be “defense of others<\/a>” — essentially admitting to killing and wounding nearly 50 fellow US soldiers and civilians to “defend” insurgents in Afghanistan<\/a>.\u00a0 The military judge disallowed that defense<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some have criticized the US Army’s decision to continue paying Hasan his military salary, but the fact remains he is “innocent” until he is proven guilty (despite his prior attempt to plead guilty).\u00a0 The greater ill is not the amount he is paid, but the length of time<\/a>.\u00a0 The massacre happened nearly 4 years ago and the trial has yet to start.<\/p>\n

Hasan’s trial is now set to begin July 9th<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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