-Caveat Lector- Marine Jailed for Refusing Vaccine .c The Associated Press CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine helicopter crew chief has been sentenced to 30 days in confinement and issued a bad conduct discharge for refusing to take the anthrax vaccination required for all military personnel. Pvt. Eric Myers, 20, of Elbert, Colo., also was ordered to forfeit $400 in pay. ``I stood up for myself and my health,'' Myers said after Thursday's hearing. ``I think that's a right people have regardless if they are in the military.'' All 2.4 million active duty and reserve troops are required to get the anthrax vaccine as protection against biological warfare. The Pentagon says more than 40 people have reported adverse effects to the vaccine, but all have recovered. During the hearing, Myers took the unusual move and entered a conditional guilty plea, allowing his attorneys to appeal a pretrial decision by a military judge who rejected Myers' efforts to argue that the vaccine was unsafe. If Myers wins the appeal, he can withdraw his guilty plea and be granted a new trial. Myers' lawyer, Maj. Jeff Nagel, said the pretrial ruling last month gutted the defense. ``We had no defense,'' Nagel said. ``It became a case of explaining that it was a moral conviction (by Myers).'' The prosecutor called Myers' refusal insubordination. ``It's a matter of discipline,'' Capt. Breven Parsons. ``We don't get to pick and choose our orders.'' In a related case, the trial of Cpl. Abel Wenning, 22, of Cobb County, Ga., was scheduled to begin today. He also refused to be inoculated. Myers and Wenning, who is a helicopter airframes mechanic, are both assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing. **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
