re: #215 Joe Bacon 🌹

On Friday, two men in Great Falls were sentenced for crimes committed while pretending to be military veterans.

Judge Greg Pinski placed some unique requirements on their sentences.

Ryan Morris and Troy Nelson both claimed to be military veterans in an effort to receive lesser sentences and be eligible to enter Judge Pinski’s Veterans Treatment Court.

During Friday’s proceedings, Judge Pinski made it clear that their dishonesty and acts of stealing valor will not be tolerated.

krtv.com

To wit:

When they complete their prison terms, they then must complete Judge Pinski’s additional requirements before they can be considered for parole.

Both men must wear a sign at the Montana Veterans Memorial during each Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremony while they are under court supervision; the signs will read: I AM A LIAR. I AM NOT A VETERAN. I STOLE VALOR. I DISHONORED ALL VETERANS.

In addition, they will be required to complete the following:

- Hand-write the names of all 6,756 Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars
- Hand-write the obituaries of the 40 Montanans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars
- Write letters of apology to the following organizations: American Legion, AmVets, Disabled American Veterans, the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America
- 441 hours of community service

Certainly “just”: but I’m wondering if they have any grounds to appeal those conditions…?