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What is the "American Sniper Trial" and why is the verdict such big news?

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Feb 24 '15, 19:24

Guilty, btw.

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I had no clue the trial hadn't already happened. -- nm - Ender Feb 25, 06:01
Because the movie just made $300M+. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 24, 20:04
Whew, I was worried about riots in Dallas, and Houston if he was found innocent. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:40 2
- Dallas needs 2 days to defrost -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 24, 19:47 1
  - yeah a friend in Dallas just posted a meme. You can wear flip flops one day and snow boots the next in the South -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:50
trial of ex-marine who killed chris kyle, the navy seal whose story was (kinda sorta mostly truly) told in the book upon which the recent big movie - b. Feb 24, 19:27 2
- Thanks to the internet I know that it didn't win Best Picture because they used a fake baby in the movie. -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:40
- I feel bad about this, I should have mentioned that the guy also killed his friend who was with him. here's more on him, because it's sad that he's an - b. Feb 24, 19:31
supposed to be the best ever (certainly was good at talking about how good he was) wrote a jingoistic book about his tours and his mental issues ptsd - zeitgeist Feb 24, 19:27 9
- Jesse Ventura succesfully sued him for slander as well -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:41 1
  - I guess the victory was technically against his estate -- nm - Bacon Feb 24, 19:41
- don't forget, the movie about him has almost as much box office as Mel Gibson's Passion -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 19:29
- I don't think anyone questions that he actually was the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history? -- nm - b. Feb 24, 19:29 5
  - Total number doesn't tell the whole story though. We also need to see the stats for attempts, percentage, yards and interceptions -- nm - Guigue Feb 24, 19:34 3
    - I'd rather have Audie Murphy's war record. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 24, 19:59 1
      - word -- nm - Beaker Feb 25, 03:07
    - :) - -- nm - b. Feb 24, 19:39
  - other stories about using his particular set of skills have no evidence of being true -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 19:31

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