Thursday, March 20, 2014

Generals get off

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair pleaded guilty to mistreating his mistress (a captain in the Air Force), adultery, soliciting explicit pictures from female soldiers and other charges. All told, they carry a combined maximum prison sentence of 25 and a half years. However, the judge, Col. James L. Pohl, decided that Gen. Sinclair need not serve jail time nor leave the service. His only penalty appears to be to forfeit $5,000 a month in pay for four months. He will keep his pension and other benefits.

Would a private have received the same punishment?

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