Should we care about deported veterans?

[Bypass]

You shouldn't even be allowed to serve if you are here illegally. I guess if Bin Laden hopped the border and wanted to carry a gun for our side we would let him.

 

[ThunderHorse]

You shouldn't even be allowed to serve if you are here illegally. I guess if Bin Laden hopped the border and wanted to carry a gun for our side we would let him.

All of those guys were here legally when they enlisted. They were deported for crimes committed following their terms of service.

 

[policemedic]

You shouldn't even be allowed to serve if you are here illegally. I guess if Bin Laden hopped the border and wanted to carry a gun for our side we would let him.

You're not.

 

[pardus]

There should be compassion and understanding, but they should still receive a sentence within the guidelines for crimes they are convicted of.

PTSD isn't and shouldn't be a plea. If you have problems then you should seek out help, but you shouldn't allow your problems to effect an innocent third party.

Yeah, no argument. I'm glad that there are veteran courts though that are more understanding of veteran specific issues though.
I'm not sure where the innocent third party idea came from, nothing to do with the intent of my post.

Compassion, for guys who got booted out of the service for misconduct, or who did drugs while in uniform and got arrested for doing a driveby after they ETS'd (as in the original story)? And then to blame it all on "The PTSD?" No way brother.

No idea what you are talking about.
Again, nothing to do with the intent of my post.

 

[Etype]

I'm not sure where the innocent third party idea came from, nothing to do with the intent of my post.

The third party stuff came from original article, wherein the clown-in-question went back to Compton and was shooting a gun from a car.

 

[pardus]

The third party stuff came from original article, wherein the clown-in-question went back to Compton and was shooting a gun from a car.

Gotcha. Still nothing to do with the intent of my post though, this isn't about one or two specific cases, but a all encompassing program/policy/etc...
I think most reasonable people would see a difference between someone doing a drive-by and someone who got fucked by circumstances, e.g. addicted to R/x meds due to service related issues.
We all know/have seen absolute scumbags in the Military, bad before, during and after serving (one reason why I despise people saying "all veterans are heroes!"). As we all know, every population has it's 10%.
I'm not addressing them, but the 90% that need understanding and a break.

 

[Bypass]

All of those guys were here legally when they enlisted. They were deported for crimes committed following their terms of service.

Ah.