Frank Spinner
Frank Spinner
believed fact information save
What he was doing he was doing in the open, and he was doing it because he believed the information in fact would save lives.
compare destroyed hard sentence understand
When you compare the sentence for Capt. Schweitzer, who was the one who actually destroyed the tape, with the sentence Capt. Ashby received, it's hard to understand the disparity.
confusion context events govern jury recognized reflects rules took verdict
The verdict reflects the context in which these events took place. The jury recognized confusion about the rules that govern interrogation.
camera conclusion draw government private simple tape video
The simple conclusion you can draw is that the tape and video camera had nothing to do with the accident. It was a private tape; it wasn't a government tape. It was a private video camera.
knowledge personal rules
So you have no personal knowledge that any rules were being violated.
drill harassed power risk run sergeant sexually simpson
Who has the power now, the drill sergeant or the trainee? If drill sergeants say, 'Run up that hill,' privates are going to say, 'You sexually harassed me,' ... This is a real risk you run if you find drill sergeant Simpson guilty.
concerned consider court decision died fact looking members offense particular people terms tragic
We do think the court members (jury) had to consider the fact there were people who died in this tragic accident, and we are concerned they let that override their decision in terms of looking at what the real offense was in this particular court-martial.