Private Solvik's Case Analysis

I don’t believe Private Solvik received a fair trail. I don’t say this because I believe him to be innocent, because it is clear that he was guilty. I say this because he was sentenced to death to make an example, to set a standard of what happens to someone if the abandoned their military. I believe this because I read the article and I read what Judge Bard stated, “at the end, SIovik, guilty as many others were, was made an example—the sole example, as it turned out” (Bard, Pg. 8.) Yet, although this may be true and what many believe Solvik still did abandon his post and refused to return, it was the punishment and the way the punishment was carried out that was unjust. I believe that the two cases are more different then they are similar. …show more content…
They are different in terms of who is on trail in the two cases and what the situations where. On one side you have a Navy veteran, who some could say is untouchable because of who he is. Captain Queegs case is a unique case in some respects, it isn’t everyday that soldiers over through their captain at times of war or high stress situations. On the other hand you have a convict, Eddie Solvik. a convict who did what thousands of solders already did, desert the United States Army. Solvik just happened to do it at a time when the military was fed up with desertion and they wanted to make an example out of