Up to 20 US Marine personnel face action in Pakistani-American recruit's death

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Up to 20 US Marine personnel face action in Pakistani-American recruit's death
By AFP
Published: September 9, 2016
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The US Marine Corps is weighing criminal or administrative charges against as many as 20 personnel at a recruit training depot following the death of a Muslim trainee, officials said Thursday.

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Investigators opened a probe into the March death of Raheel Siddiqui, 20, who reportedly fell three stories to his death at the recruitment depot in Parris Island, California. The Marines have classed the death as a suicide but, according to the Wall Street Journal, investigations suggest Siddiqui leaped from a third-story balcony after a drill instructor slapped him in the face.

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Citing anonymous Marine officials, the Journal said the drill instructor had referred to the Pakistani-American as a “terrorist.” According to a Marine Corps statement, investigations revealed “departures” from the policies and procedures established for Marine Corps recruit training.

“Commanders and senior enlisted advisers at the series, company, battalion and regimental level were relieved in the wake of Recruit Siddiqui’s death, and a number of drill instructors have been suspended,” the statement reads. “Currently, 20 Recruit Training Regiment personnel have been identified for possible military justice or administrative action.” Investigators uncovered a slew of allegations of physical and verbal abuse of recruits by drill instructors.

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Commanders have implemented changes including the mandatory suspension of personnel who are being investigated for recruit abuse. “I fully support and endorse these initial actions,” Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller said in a statement. “When America’s men and women commit to becoming Marines, we make a promise to them. We pledge to train them with firmness, fairness, dignity and compassion.”

 

[maximuswarrior]

First they ridicule the sacrifices of a Pakistani American soldier who died in the line of duty to protect his own comrades. Now this. Not a surprise though. The US is a divided country where hate for minorities is the new norm.

 

[cloud4000]

Enough of this hyphenated nonsense. Raheel Siddiqui was an American of Pakistani origin. Why do they attach such designation to minorities? Don't see white American referred to as Irish-American, British-American, German-American, etc. So why should non-whites be treated this way. Such things are divisive.

 

[Mrc]

Sad

 

[maximuswarrior]

Wait. It could be convoluted retarded American ploy to frame Indians on charges of spoiling relations between USA and Pakistan. They may later indicate there is actually an Indian/Hindu lobby in USA which is doing all this harm to Pakistani-Americans and poor white Americans are getting the blame.

I said 'retarded American' because although Americans may be good at science and technology they have a childish mindset in matters of foreign policy.

You know this and the whole world knows it. The Americans are blaming everyone for their own problems except themselves. Suddenly, Mexicans are rapists, but Americans are angels. Muslims are evil, but Americans have never done anything wrong. The list of blame games goes on. How about some retrospection?

Also, I'm not the one making any claims. It is the Wall Street Journal which claims that the incident was hate related.

 

[AUz]

Those responsible for his death should be hanged upside down in jail for 15 years.

F*ck these sons of whor*es.

 

[somebozo]

First they ridicule the sacrifices of a Pakistani American soldier who died in the line of duty to protect his own comrades. Now this. Not a surprise though. The US is a divided country where hate for minorities is the new norm.

So called Pakistani americans should not be joining gora sahb army anyways!

 

[waz]

This is shocking...God.

 

[LadyFinger]

Sadist drill instructor. Some day he will die like that too

 

[SQ8]

So called Pakistani americans should not be joining gora sahb army anyways!

Why not?

The military has strict guidelines, but some people cant take general trash doled out in military life. There is a phone in all military barracks that has a direct line to complaints on race, religion or otherwise. However, many dont use it due to the fear of being called a snitch.

The kid simply could not take it. His being Pakistani is irrelevant.
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/20/local/me-suicide20
http://www.military.com/daily-news/...cide-sheds-light-hazing-marine-boot-camp.html

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

His decision to enlist in the Marines came after he graduated as high-school valedictorian, finished his first year at the University of Michigan’s campus in Dearborn and took a job at the local Home Depot —part of his plan to help lift his family out of economic hardship and one day join the Federal Bureau of Investigation, his family and friends said.


Quite sad seemed like a hard working type kid , even cleared first year in University

 

[VCheng]

This is shocking...God.

Update:

A Marine Corps drill instructor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing young recruits, especially Muslims, one of whom killed himself.

The eight-man jury at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Friday also sentenced Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix to forfeiture of all pay, reduction of his rank to private and a dishonorable discharge.

The military jury convicted the 34-year-old Iraq veteran Thursday of maltreatment of recruits at the Marine Corps' Parris Island, South Carolina, boot camp.

The jury of five sergeants and three officers determined that Felix punched, kicked and choked recruits, zeroing in on three Muslim military volunteers he insulted as "terrorist" for special mistreatment.

Felix was one of six drill instructors at Parris Island charged with abuse after the March 2016 suicide of one of those three Muslim recruits.

 

[TMA]

So called Pakistani americans should not be joining gora sahb army anyways!

Exactly!

 

[Cookie Monster]

First they ridicule the sacrifices of a Pakistani American soldier who died in the line of duty to protect his own comrades. Now this. Not a surprise though. The US is a divided country where hate for minorities is the new norm.

It's not really a new norm. Hate has existed here against minority groups for various reasons throughout history and continues to exist.
- During the potato famine there was an influx of Irish. Americans hated the Irish during that time.
- In the 1800s after the Chinese influx for manual labor jobs like rail road construction, the Chinese were hated. This led to Chinese Exclusion Act.
- There was the Japanese-American Internment around WWII.
- The racial tension between Blacks and Whites that still continues to exist...though it has gone down considerably.
- Hate against Muslims is the latest trend...mainly due to the negative portrayal by the media and the actions of the likes of Al-Qaeda, Taliban, and ISIS.

I don't think there will ever come a time where hate will truly be uprooted and ppl would just coexist peacefully. In every era, in every country this trend has existed consistently.

 

[Mugwop]

First they ridicule the sacrifices of a Pakistani American soldier who died in the line of duty to protect his own comrades. Now this. Not a surprise though. The US is a divided country where hate for minorities is the new norm.

New norm????

Update:

A Marine Corps drill instructor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for abusing young recruits, especially Muslims, one of whom killed himself.

The eight-man jury at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on Friday also sentenced Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix to forfeiture of all pay, reduction of his rank to private and a dishonorable discharge.

The military jury convicted the 34-year-old Iraq veteran Thursday of maltreatment of recruits at the Marine Corps' Parris Island, South Carolina, boot camp.

The jury of five sergeants and three officers determined that Felix punched, kicked and choked recruits, zeroing in on three Muslim military volunteers he insulted as "terrorist" for special mistreatment.

Felix was one of six drill instructors at Parris Island charged with abuse after the March 2016 suicide of one of those three Muslim recruits.

Military prison is a walk in the park compared to a civilian prison.

So called Pakistani americans should not be joining gora sahb army anyways!

I think he did it out of desperation not knowing what he was getting himself into, They Anglo-Imperialists have driven their own "white" soldiers to suicide and insanity. So how can he be accepted as one of them.