Soldier has cousin shoot him to avoid Iraq, both get arrested....

[ShaneGR]

He was on a 2 week leave back home from Iraq.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6727404/

PHILADELPHIA - Police have arrested a soldier they say had his cousin shoot him so he wouldn’t have to return to Iraq.

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Army Spc. Marquise J. Roberts, of Hinesville, Ga., suffered a minor wound Tuesday to his left leg from a .22-caliber pistol, police said. He was treated at a hospital, then arrested after he and his cousin allegedly admitted making up a story about the shooting.

After giving differing accounts of the incident, “they just broke down and confessed that they concocted the whole story so he didn’t have to go back to the war,” Philadelphia police Lt. James Clark said Thursday.

Police charged Roberts with filing a false report and charged his cousin, Ronald Fuller, with aggravated assault and other charges.

[fryguy]

1. "all volunterr army" my ass!

and what does this say about the morale of the troops....

[merh]

2. Damn!

I hate this war, I hate the BFEE and I hate that these kids had to resort to such measures. :cry:

[tk2kewl]

3. leaving the country would be a bit less painful i think

[Historic NY]

4. Stupid but by the time the case get adjudicated through the court....he

might just avoid service.

[Tacos al Carbon]

5. Wait until the Army charges him

So far, he's only facing local charges. The federal charges are yet to come.

[oneold1-4u]

6. When a few high school---

seniors pick up on this and spread it across the internet, we may have an uncontrollable outbreak of lead poisoning! This is truly sad but a young person with a cane is preferable to a wheelchair of coffin!