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    US military jury finds Marine not guilty of all charges in hazing trial of fellow corporal

    KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii - A military jury has decided a Marine is not guilty of hazing a fellow lance corporal who killed himself in Afghanistan.

    The panel of three officers and five enlisted Marines found Lance Cpl. Carlos Orozco III not guilty Friday in a court-martial at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.

    He was acquitted of charges involving the assault, cruel treatment and humiliation of Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, of California. Lew was a nephew of Democratic Rep. Judy Chu.

    Lew fatally shot himself with his machine-gun at their Afghanistan patrol base last April.

    Orozco is the last of three Marines to be court-martialed for the alleged hazing of Lew. Another lance corporal last month pleaded guilty to assault. A jury found their squad leader not guilty of humiliating and demeaning Lew.

     

    60 comments

    • tiredofit  •  2 mths ago
      It is a bad situation all the way around. Anytime people take their life, it is a loss.
      Have mercy for his family.
    • Big John Holmes  •  2 mths ago
      The Marine Corps has oders to weed out all non-hackers who do not pack the gear!!!
    • Rodger  •  3 mths ago
      If He had fallen asleep on watch in the Bush in Nam he would not have had to committed suicide
    • tony the grouch  •  3 mths ago
      Hazing? Sounds like a Gomer who fell asleep on guard duty in a war zone was getting off easy! Disciplining somebody for screwing up is not hazing. He was getting off easy, but couldn't take it. In the 60s, in the AF, somebody like that would have been reassigned to Leavenworth. If he didn't get killed. Acquital for the Sgt and LCPL was fully justified, even if the Court marshalls weren't.
      people who fall asleep on guard can get their buddies killed.
    • Allank  •  3 mths ago
      I guess someone is regretting the guilty of assault plea
      • A Yahoo! user 3 mths ago
        The guy pleaded guilty to assault because they threatened to send him to Leavenworth for 15 years. He was scard and took it.
    • a;lskdjf;alskdjf;alskdfj  •  3 mths ago
      I wonder why the other LCPL pleaded guilty. The team leader (another LCPL) and the SGT got off the hook. Had the LCPL not pleaded guilty, he would have walked- unless several Marines witnessed him assaulting Lew. The USMC has revised it's definition on hazing now after this incident occurred through Gen. Amos so lets see how that turns out.
      • US CAV 3 mths ago
        Hazing shouldnt occur period... Hazing is for High school period....
      • Attila 3 mths ago
        Marines don't get hazed. It just looks that way to outsiders who don't understand life in Sparta.
      • Van 3 mths ago
        A Marine should not be capable of being hazed. If you are, then you are not capable of being a Marine.
    • Rc  •  3 mths ago
      The only reason this went to trial is that the soldier who killed himself, his aunt is a congress pinhead.
    • michaelb  •  Enid, Oklahoma  •  3 mths ago
      i was in both the Marines and Army total time over 30 years .sleeping on guard duty can get you and your buddies killed , i have served though 3 wars and have been in combat ,sleeping on duty not good, not good at all
      • US CAV 3 mths ago
        Well then they should have kicked his #$%$ out!!!!! Period... But I guess they do that now cause hes dead!!!!!
      • d and m 3 mths ago
        OOOOOOOH what do you get a metal? Big deal who cares you low life!
      • ln 3 mths ago
        D And M is a reject
    • Ron S  •  3 mths ago
      It's not the responsiblity of the Military to coddle people with problems. When you enlist, you are stepping up, saying you are the strongest and the best, and you better back it up. If you can't, stay home with mommy. The only person responsible for suicide is the idiot pulling the trigger.
      • A Yahoo! user 3 mths ago
        @Ron
        Not true. He was queer. And there are special rules for queers.
      • Charles 3 mths ago
        Ron - totally agree with you. Sleeping on duty in a combat zone gets you and your buddies killed. There is no excuse. The guy killed himself and no one else pulled the trigger.

        USMC-Retired
      • CowTipper 3 mths ago
        F U Charles. USMC-Retired, 3rd generation.
    • donald  •  3 mths ago
      "Hazing" does not exist in my Marine Corps. The ------- repeatedly fell asleep on guard duty. Think about it people, he is supposed to be guarding you while you sleep to keep you from getting your throat slit. Falling asleep on guard duty in a combat zone is a very large no-no period. And it didn't have jacksquat to do with him commiting suecide. And aunte needs to keep her nose out of it just because she is in politics doesn't mean that he gets special treatment. Semper Fi
    • Suzanne  •  London, United Kingdom  •  3 mths ago
      The alleged victim had political connections. That explains the bogus charges.
    • shawn  •  3 mths ago
      Seems like a case of a spoiled " congress womans nephew" who couldnt handle the pressure of being an adult and having to be responsible for himself for the first time in his life. The military screening process is pretty good, so im betting that "auntie" had to pull some strings just so he could join in the first place.
    • Joe H  •  St Paul, Minnesota  •  3 mths ago
      i wouldnt want him with me, he couldnt be trusted with your life
    • doc  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  3 mths ago
      at least the marine corps hasnt yet fallen under the sissification and victimhood of the politically correct libtard crowd
    • Tim  •  3 mths ago
      Marines aren't soldiers! Please get it right. Hazing does occurr in the Marine Corps. The military justice system is very strict, so the evidence must have been pretty telling.
    • m3retired  •  Shreveport, Louisiana  •  3 mths ago
      At least military juries still get it right.
    • jorge  •  3 mths ago
      the suicide rate exceeds the death in combat rate now in the military. it sounds like this problem runs deeper than one potential hazing incident.
    • J  •  3 mths ago
      Thank God for military juries! I have been saying since the beginning of this case that you can't blame someone for someone else's suicide. Now on to stopping the criminalization of "cyber bullying", "hate" crimes, etc.
    • Ex-Pat Overseas  •  3 mths ago
      USMC, KARMA can be a real #$%$
    • BGM  •  3 mths ago
      The congresswomen's nephew should have been shot for falling asleep on guard duty!!
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