Maine Mass Shooting: Survivors Prepare to Sue US Army
Above: Dan Wathen, center, former chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, talks during a news conference coinciding with the release of the final report from the commission investigating the Lewiston mass shooting. Image copyright: Ben McCanna/Contributor/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images
The Spin
Since this was a preventable shooting and the Army has yet to take full responsibility, the victims have been forced to take this matter to court. It's remarkable that even after the Army's own investigation found procedural errors in how they dealt with Card, they're now trying to flip it around and claim they followed protocols to a tee. From the Army hospital to Card's own unit, everyone involved must be held accountable.
