It should give one pause to consider the relationship of this issue to the facts that matter. Most convicts are low educated, poor, minorities. In other words, we are beginning to use the same people that we forced to die for nothing in Vietnam. And most of them don't even understand that they are being duped.
Army, Marines up enlistment of ex-convicts
Would you rather stop bullets for fascist pigs, or adopt the philosophy of Henry David Thoreau and sit in a cell (where it is safe and warm, and people cook your meals) and live for what you believe?
The problem here is that soooooo many of these "good christian" assholes don't believe in anything to begin with... with the exception of, "I believe I'll drink some more beer and go beat my wife and kids".
Army, Marines up enlistment of ex-convicts
"Concerns have been raised that the significant increase in the recruitment of persons with criminal records is a result of the strain put on the military by the Iraq war and may be undermining military readiness," said House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.).
In 2006, the regular Army granted 249 waivers to felons so they could join up. But the number jumped to 511 last year, Waxman said, citing statistics provided by the Pentagon's top personnel official, David Chu.
The Marines went from 208 waivers to 350 during the same period, Waxman said.
Those numbers are even higher if active-duty and Army Reserve waivers for those charged with felonies who were never convicted are factored in.
Would you rather stop bullets for fascist pigs, or adopt the philosophy of Henry David Thoreau and sit in a cell (where it is safe and warm, and people cook your meals) and live for what you believe?
The problem here is that soooooo many of these "good christian" assholes don't believe in anything to begin with... with the exception of, "I believe I'll drink some more beer and go beat my wife and kids".
