Hale-Cusanelli lives in Colts Neck, New Jersey. He was arrested, nearby, in August 2010 on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon and criminal mischief, Howell Municipal Court records show.
According to a March court filing, the incident involved Hale-Cusanelli and a friend using a âpotatoâ gun to shoot frozen corn at houses. The crude weapon used was inscribed with the words âWHITE IS RIGHTâ and a drawing of a confederate flag, the documents said.
Hale-Cusanelli was found guilty of criminal mischief, paid a $180 fine, and the other charges were dismissed. But this was the first of many brushes with the law and early indicators of far-right views.
He had been awarded an Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal. Big deal. Thatâs pretty much an âAutomaticâ award for a reserve member who managed to go three years without any UCMJ action. Itâs pretty much a participation medal.
For soldiers who are troublemakers, it more often represents the unwillingness of unit leadership to punish errant behavior.
I feel like perhaps the military has a too-broad definition of âexemplaryâ if it basically means âwe didnât have to prosecute you for anythingâ.
Rather like cops in that regard.
I mean, there is also the aspect of âand even after all that, you still didnât quit!â I have not heard a lot of stories that make the military sound like something for anyone but the most dedicated or with the least options.
You get a similar makeup to what you would see in any very large company, although disproportionately drawing from lower-income areas and the 18-25 demographic. You get your hard workers, your slackers, decent managers, complete management failures, people going out of their way to be model employees, and those who test the limits every day. Theres the adage that you spend 90% of your time on 10% of the soldiers.
This twerp seems to have been doing a fair bit less than the minimum, coupled with a poor command structure who didnt hammer him.
Whoâs Brooks?
Congressman Mo Brooks, R-Alabama
Donât break the Kayfabe!
How is the, âwell, anyone who believed me is a bloominâ idiot,â defense even a reasonable legal argument? I mean, I could see if sheâd been in a skit on Mad TV or something, but she was going on news showsâŚwasnât she? 
This. She was arguing it in front of judges and legislators. As such, she should immediately be disbarred in every jurisdiction, regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit.
Right?!? Essentially using the US judicial system as her own reality TV studio. There should definitely be consequences.
Given the precedent of Faux news using this very argument successfully in court, it may even work.
Big difference between Tuckhead blabbing on a Faux News opinion show and an officer of the court arguing a case in front of judges in multiple states.
