United States Armed Forces - Covering Up F**K-Ups Since 1778

Colorado Springs, CO -  23 year old Jackson Czechowicz, a United States Army soldier just returned from a tour in Iraq, was arrested by Colorado Springs Police on Monday afternoon after a neighbor had called saying that Czechowicz had beheaded a dog in his backyard after kicking it fiercely with his boots.

The neighbor admits to peeping from his upstairs window and says that he saw Czechowicz drag the dog outside and kick and beat him for a few moments before he: "Reached down in one clean motion and severed his head with a few hard hacks from what appeared to be a combat knife." Says the witness.

Police were skeptical until the body and weapon were discovered in the suspect's dumpster, wrapped in trash bags. Czechowicz was arrested for aggravated animal cruelty and neglect and appeared before a county court judge early Wednesday morning.

Jackson spent his speaking time whining and complaining to the judge that: "It was his dog and he did as he pleased with it." He further went on to state that: "He didn't understand what the big deal was." The judge did note that Jackson has had TWO previous complaints of animal abuse and neglect filed against him by neighbors and friends and has had a previous conviction for assaulting the child of a girlfriend three years ago.

(Here's the REAL kicker:)

Czechowicz has opted to fire his court appointed attorney in favor of a US Armed Forces Legal Aide that has taken his case. Their first move? Dismiss the charges claiming that Czechowicz is suffering from PTSD from his tour overseas and should be given special consideration for his veteran status.

Essentially, the US Army is asking a civilian court (with every jurisdictional right) to dismiss this case and let him go because he's one of their own. They state that: "He will be dealt with by our own courts and manner of justice."

If that isn't the most egotistical, self-serving load of crap that has even been told...

We at CLAWS feel that this isn't right. This man should NOT be given special consideration for his status (when it comes to committing crimes) and should HAVE TO ANSWER to the law LIKE ANYONE ELSE would. We are aware that the US Armed Forces have had a long history of training men to think with a "Gun and God Complex" frame of mind and simply have had enough.

Please sign the petition to see to it that he not be released to courtmartial by a sympathetic group of friends and spends time in a civilian jail where he WILL NOT be given special treatment. The link is below.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/4/stop-military-condoned-animal-abuse

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