soupoftheday

What a story...I have the utmost respect for military servicemen and if you are willing to die for a country you should be able to become a part of that country...my gut feeling says true justice will prevail over the letter of the law and things will work out.

fatbrit

I actually hope he's treated exactly the same way as absolutely anyone else who makes a false claim of citizenship. I don't like a two-tier legal system.

pTeronaut

There's a very good chance that he wasn't the one that made the false claim, rather that he was carrying a false claim made by someone else without his knowledge.

fatbrit

And a similar story may come from others who, perhaps, dished up the fries at McDonald's rather than serving their country in the armed forces. I don't want him to have special treatment because he was in the military and is currently in the spotlight.

pTeronaut

Then perhaps no immigrant, legal or otherwise should get special treatment for having served in the US military as far as naturalization goes, they should wait the same amount of time before being eligible like the rest of us.

fatbrit

Non sequitur.

pTeronaut

If you liken putting your life on the line for the people of the country that you reside in to working at McDonalds, then no special privileges should be offered to vets.

fatbrit

If you're a veteran and you commit a criminal offence, you should expect to be treated exactly the same way as someone who commits the same criminal offence but isn't a veteran.

While you're at it, the premise also works equally well with black/white, rich/poor, famous/unknown.

That's my full contribution. The rest of the stuff is a figment of your imagination

Octang Frye

Came here to post the "Service Guarantees Citizenship" poster from Starship Troopers.

HarryTheSpider

I may be wrong but... doesn't the US & UK justice systems allow for mitigation - guilty is guilty - the issue then becomes one of appropriate punishment in the circumstances - otherwise we can do away with the judges and leave it up to the police, the admissions offices of schools/universities, HR departments, and a others to dispense justice according to an unbending book of statutes. I wonder what kind of society that would be like to live in...?

kimilseung