I think whatever punishment short of hanging is in order. He joined AFTER the start of the war, clearly with the sole intention of causing all this ruckus. He was not some poor schmuck who wished to pay for college, or some patriot who joined after 9/11 and was upset about being sent to Iraq.
As for why the mistrial was called I do not know. Nor am I aware of the legality of such declarations allowing a new case to be brought at a later date. If it was just the prosecution screwing it up, and the judge not wanting him to go free on account of that, we may never know.
In my opinion he signed up with the single intention of becoming a "hero" to the anti-war crowd. Personally I don't know how you could support him when there are so many heroes out there as it is. If it was to stand up for what you believe in, then it's still null and void because he joined in the first place.
__________________
"Smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge, and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth." - Ashbel Smith as he laid the first cornerstone of the University of Texas
|