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| Subject: Statist SCUM: Murdering civilians for sport: army 'thrill killing' verdicts Fri Nov 11, 2011 2:54 am | |
| The head of a rogue US army unit that murdered Afghan civilians for sport has been found guilty of a swathe of charges for his role in the thrill killings.
Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs was convicted by a military jury on Thursday on 15 counts, including three counts of premeditated murder while stationed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province.
After the five-person military panel gave its verdicts following a week-long court martial, the trial was set to move to the sentencing phase. Advertisement: Story continues below
The pre-meditated murder charges normally carry a life sentence.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/murdering-civilians-for-sport-army-thrill-killing-verdicts-20111111-1nads.html#ixzz1dNhTKqVz
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