Defense Department opposes Purple Heart for Fort Hood shooting victims
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For survivors of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting outside Killeen, Texas, having the attack called an incident of workplace violence was only the beginning of an ongoing series of injustices. According to Fox News, a Defense Department position paper argues against awarding those wounded in the attack the Purple Heart, because that would suggest that shooting suspect Nidal Hasan was guilty of an act of terrorism that turned Fort Hood into a battlefield, allegedly jeopardizing Hasan’s chance of a fair trial.
Army denies Fort Hood shooting victims Purple Hearts citing it would label the shooter as an enemy and terrorist.. Um duh he killed soldiers
— JW Weaponry (@JW_Weaponry) March 30, 2013
Sigh, no Purple Heart for those who showed courage and bravery at Fort Hood. #anotherbadmove
— Lara Chapman (@Laracchapman) March 30, 2013
I am furious over this admins refusal to label the Fort Hood shooting Terrorism! Hassan IS a terrorist! He committed terrorism on U.S soil!
— Victor Warden (@lightning7876) March 30, 2013
What a crock of sh*t…. Army says no Purple Heart for Fort Hood survivors, would make killer’s trial unfair by calling him a terrorist.
— dirtydog1776 (@dirtydog1776) March 30, 2013
@senrandpaul @marcorubio @sentedcruz how is fort hood not terrorism? potus, dod need to step up and do the right thing. #commonsense
— Graham Hill (@golfgrambo) March 30, 2013
@foxnews.How disrespectful can the government be to the survivers of the fort hood shooting. They don’t give a s###t about the military
— Paula D.Davis (@d_pdd0767) March 30, 2013
We cannot say we support our troops if we don’t raiseholly hell about treatment of the Fort Hood victims.
— Lisa Hanson (@mymac24) March 30, 2013
The Army not bestowing Purple Hearts to the victims of the Fort Hood shootings is a disgrace. They were unarmed (base regs) and targeted.
— Chuck Boothe(@chuck_boothe) March 30, 2013
Hasan has been charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder and faces the death penalty if convicted. Eyewitnesses say Hasan shouted “Allahu Akbar!” before opening fire in this peculiar case of “workplace violence.”
Neal Sher, who is representing Fort Hood families in a lawsuit, called the position paper “a cynical travesty,” adding, “What the government has done by making this statement is guarantee that anything done to help the victims will effectively prevent or impair Hasan’s prosecution. There was no reason for the government to put this kind of a statement in writing.”
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