Judge delays Fort Hood shooting hearing after defendant shows up in full beard

[Twana Blevins]

 

This jihadi should already be dead!

Twana

 

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The Sacramento Bee

 

By JEREMY SCHWARTZ
McClatchy Newspapers

 

AUSTIN, Texas --A military judge delayed a pretrial hearing Friday after Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, appeared in a military courtroom sporting a full beard that his attorneys said he grew for religious reasons.

Col. Gregory Gross called the beard, which violated Army grooming regulations, a disruption to court proceedings and halted the hearing, Fort Hood officials said. Gross said a new hearing would be held soon - possibly next week - and that Hasan would have to watch proceedings outside the courtroom on closed-circuit television unless he complied with an order to "appear with proper military grooming standards," Fort Hood officials said.

Over the past two years, Hasan, who remains an active duty service member, has appeared in court clean-shaven and with closely cropped hair. Hasan appeared Friday with a full beard and longer hair.

Defense attorneys cited cases of other soldiers who were granted permission to grow their beards during a court-martial for religious reasons and indicated they would file an exception to the grooming policy based on religious accommodation, Fort Hood officials said. Hasan is Muslim.

Army Regulation 670-1-8 allows neatly trimmed mustaches, but prohibits beards, goatees and handlebar mustaches.

Friday's hearing was supposed to focus on a defense request for a neurologist, various discovery matters and a defense motion to delay the court-martial from Aug. 20 until December. Gross did not rule on any of the motions but indicated he is not inclined to grant another delay in the court-martial, which originally was to begin in March.

Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, faces the death penalty on charges he killed 13 people after shouting "Allahu akbar," an Arabic refrain meaning "God is great," and opening fire inside a busy medical processing center on Nov. 5, 2009.

 

[Marvin Green]

Edie as a retired Army person I can assure you that the US Army is one of the most antigun organizations in the entire country.  At one point they even tried to make personnel residing off post to register their privately owned firearms with the base authorities.  The vast majority of officers would be hard pressed to tell you which end of the barrel the round exits.  I once had a commanding officer who didn't know how to fire a revolver which was our standard issue weapon.  During a period of 4 1/2 years in that unit we went to the range one time. I spent more time on German ranges qualifying for German marksmanship medals than I did on US weapons qualification.   During all my years as a CI agent that was the only time I went to the range to fire and that wasn't even for qualification.  The last time I qualified it was with a "shooting gallery" M16.  Unless thing have changed dramatically even the MPs get very little if any "trigger time".  I would hope that this does not apply to current combat arms officers.

[Harry Riley]

There was a day of the "dry-shave".....and if the troop was reluctant to take the action, it was done for him, with prejudice.

[Ronald King]

Harry,  Said  most  approprietly,  If  convicted   Walk  the  Plank.!"***

[Raffaele Cafagna]

The solution is Very Simple : if 10% of the American Population, that is 30 Million of real Patriots ,would Unite and * UNITED WE STAND * * UNITED WE ARE THE POWER * , only a Fool would come against us . That 10% would be the most powerful organization against the Enemy ,foreign and domestic ; there is no military organization of that size on this planet ; obama`s army ,black panthers, tsa,and all the rest of craps on obama`s side would be running and pissing on their pants; all the 10% has to do is to * STAND TALL * and say NO to obama`s distorted mentality.

30 Million American Patriots * UNITED WE STAND * it is all it takes to CLEAN UP the garbage .
Now ......how difficult is to achieve this idea ???? It is matter of being a FREE man in a free Nation or become a slave. Please pass the idea of the 10% around. Thanks.

[Edie Faylor]

I am more than willing - where do we meet up?

[Raffaele Cafagna]

To all Patriots here; remember day after 911 ? Flags all over,every house had a flag, United we stand ; Patriotism was @ 1000% ; I was in the Balkans  and seen everything on base . I came home on October24 and decided was time to retire. On that infamous day in Ft.Hood mass shooting   , I was on post at the bank  and all hell broke lose ; a lock down of the base that lasted 8 long hours ; and the Commander in chief at the ceremony , during the National Anthem , gave the crotch salute ; my point is : one muslime + one muslime .....
We took this land from the Indians and put them in Reservations ; muslims, NWO and all the crap out there will take it from us and send us in fema camps , easy come easy go; We the People , the solely owner of this land , we should be UNITED and STANDING TALL and telling , Loud and Clear , to all the punks and perverts to Buzz Off and Retrieve to your satanic caves and stay there  or Else .
We do not have balls, courage , leadership , unity , desire to survive and fight back Hard, very Hard against all our enemies and we are in majority against a small group of a distorted mentality.
 

[Robert Wesley Head, Sr.]

still seems to me like a LARGE show of - uh - solidarity arriving UNITED in DC would have an effect even the drive-by media couldn't ignore; like a bunch of us being arrested for (you name it). They thought the 9-12 group was "big" ... how many vets do ya think DC jails can accomodate??? Independance Day would (still) seem appropriate.... as some one was quoted as saying : "LETS ROLL"!!!
I know.... it may not be "smart" - but - "if not now. when - if not us, who?"

[beverly a lacross]

I like affaele calagna's idea. when the politians are in dc every one on the east coast hop in their car/trucks start in fl. and drive on i-75-95 and go north, ga sc nc va next- the northeast go south nh vt ny conn. mass nj m ect. if this could be done with all the roads cloged up and timed so no one could leave fri! . wishful thinking i know bev

[Cigarette]

Over the past two years Hasan remains an active duty service member?  How on earth can that be?

[Marvin Green]

Unfortunately, until such time as he is court martialed and convicted he remains on active duty.  Nothing can be done to him until such time as there is a court martial conviction.  In addition we are all paying for his health care.  Aint it wonderful being a US taxpayer?

[2nbuyior3cwrz]

It takes three big guys...Two to hold him...One to cut the beard...dry...with a dull straight razor!!!

 

[Dennis Spring]

Bottom line if this POS is still considered a member of the military cut his beard off.  He is doing nothing but making a mockery of the miliatary.