Coast Guard rape conviction overturned after court’s scathing attack on women-packed jury

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'The nation’s highest military court has thrown out the 2012 rape conviction of a Coast Guard enlisted man because admirals and prosecutors packed the seven-member jury with five women, four of whom held jobs as advocates for victims of sexual assault.

In a 5-0 ruling that could change how the military conducts sex abuse trials, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces unleashed caustic criticism of all involved.

From the Coast Guard commandant down to an appellate court to the original trial judge, the high court said all contributed to a “stain on the military justice system.” The military has been under intense pressure to wipe out sexual harassment and assault, the five civilian judges noted.

The opinion, delivered by Judge Margaret A. Ryan, said the four admirals who played a role in assembling the officer and enlisted jury pool produced an illegal “gender-based court stacking.” She suggested that the admirals’ role amounted to unlawful command influence, which military law analysts see as the enemy of fair trials for service members.'

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manage to get a recording of this? kangaroos everywhere are getting a bad rap. I would love to see this on u.t. I can see it now.

lawyer: your honor, I would like to call as the next witness the guilty male scumbag on trial here.

audience members recruited from daytime talk show (jury): booooooooooo.

after recent 'explosions of gender stupidity' I no longer wonder how 50,000 'witches' got burned at the stake/hanged/etc. it really had me stumped. just goes to show how bad this can get.

conclusion: women want it >>> manginas will produce it, no matter how insane.

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