"I have come to realize what I did was wrong"

Thus spoke Spc. Brian E. Cammack, who was sentenced to three months in prison over the beating death of a prisoner in Afghanistan. Cammack plead guilty to charges of assault and two counts of making a false statement. In accepting a plea bargain, prosecutors decided not to pursue a charge of maltreatment (I guess manslaughter wasn't on the list of possibilities).

The prisoner whom Cammack struck died of a pulmonary embolism caused by being struck in the thigh by Cammack's knee. This form of assault is not supposed to be used unless a guard believes his life is in danger, but according to the soldiers who testified, it was regularly used with the knowledge of officers.