War objector goes to jail.Marine reservist re·serv·ist n. A member of a military reserve. reservist Noun a member of a nation's military reserve Noun 1. Lance Cpl. Stephen Funk Stephen Funk (b. June 15, 1982, Seattle, WA) was a United States Marine Corps Landing Support Specialist and Lance Corporal reservist. He was also the first person to refuse service in Iraq. was AWOL for 47 days because he said he was a conscientious objector conscientious objector, person who, on the grounds of conscience, resists the authority of the state to compel military service. Such resistance, emerging in time of war, may be based on membership in a pacifistic religious sect, such as the Society of Friends to the war in Iraq, and now he will spend six months in jail. Funk, who is openly gay, was found guilty on September 6 of an unauthorized absence. He also will receive a bad-conduct discharge. The 21-year-old Funk, who said he joined the Marines to earn money for college, attracted more attention than the 27 other marines who declared themselves conscientious objectors because he came out of the closet at the same time. At Funk's trial, Marine prosecutor prosecutor Government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution. In some countries (France, Japan), public prosecution is carried out by a single office. In the U.S., states and counties have their own prosecutors. Maj. Mike Sayegh questioned the sincerity of Funk's objector declaration and argued that the case was really about "a kid who thought he could beat the system." |
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