Dear Zhenying,

I have distressing news to tell you.  On Friday, the trial of the third perpetrator of hazing against my nephew Harry Lew concluded.   Tragically, Lance Corporal Carlos Orozco was found not guilty.

This not guilty verdict is the second assault on Harry and his family. Orozco took matters into his own hands, joining his fellow Marine in assaulting Harry for 3 ½ hours, but now, he gets to go free, and Harry is dead.   It is a travesty of justice and it is outrageous.  The verdict implies that Harry's life is not even worth the smallest of punishment, not even a one dollar fine, not even one pushup, not even the carrying of one sandbag.  Even a jaywalker would get greater punishment.

Three Marines were charged in the crime.  The not-guilty verdicts of Orozco, and Johns, and the minimal punishment for Jacoby show that justice cannot be obtained in the military system.   In a military trial, the "jury of the peers" is comprised entirely of Marines, who think that hazing is normal and even expected.  Therefore, unless the community demands change, nothing will happen to these Marines who assault other Marines, even though they are supposed to be fighting on the same side of the war.

No military family should have had to endure the injustice of these verdicts. The Lew family lost their only son, and the perpetrators can go on with their lives as though nothing ever happened, and continue to climb the career ranks in the Marines. 

In the last several weeks, I've received such an outpouring of support from all of you, and I truly appreciate it.  Many of you have expressed outrage and are appalled by the outcome of Harry's case.  Many of you have asked what you can do to change the culture of military hazing, and make sure no other families have to endure such a tragedy.

Here's how.  Join me in standing up against military hazing and support a Zero Tolerance policy by signing this petition to Secretary Panetta and the Department of Defense right now：

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/zerotoleranceharassment/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=system&utm_campaign=Send%2Bto%2BFriend

And please spread the word to your family, friends, and co-workers.  The more signatures we have, then the more our voices will be heard, and the stronger impact we will make.   

In the meanwhile, we are pressing for Congressional hearings on military hazing.  The responses to our requests have been promising, but it is important for your Congressmembers to hear from you as to the importance of these hearings.

Together, we can make sure other military families don't ever have to suffer from such devastating losses.  We can make sure that the deaths of Harry Lew and Danny Chen were not in vain.  We can honor their memories by pressuring the military to take real steps to reform their anti-hazing policies. 

We must put a stop to military hazing.  

Judy Chu
Member of Congress

第3名迫害廖梓源士兵被无罪释放 赵美心表愤慨
2012年02月28日 02:24     来源：侨报    作者：高睿【大 中 小】
【侨报记者高睿2月27日洛杉矶报道】获悉上周五第3名迫害廖梓源的美军士兵奥罗兹克（Carlos Orozco）被判无罪的消息，美国国会众议员赵美心26日连夜发表声明，在表达对判决结果强烈不满的同时，呼吁她的支持者发起网上签名活动，要求国防部通过对军中凌霸现象的零容忍法案

赵美心认为无罪判决是在廖梓源亲人的伤口上撒盐，“美军一等兵奥罗兹克和他的战友莫瑞恩（Marine）欺辱殴打廖梓源长达3个半小时，导致同为美军士兵的表外甥不堪受辱而选择自杀。闹出人命的大事，法律竟然宣判当事人无罪，司法正义何在？！这一判决意味着廖梓源的人命还不值一美元，甚至不值一个俯卧撑或扛沙袋的惩罚。即便一个乱过马路的人也会遭到比这更严重的惩罚啊！”

赵美心指出，3名肇事士兵两个“无罪”，一个轻描淡写监禁一个月，这说明美国军中没有法律可言，在军事法庭上由陆战队员组成的陪审团认为凌霸是军中的家常便饭。如果整个社会不奋起反击的话，美军还将对这种凌霸现象置若罔闻，即便被迫害致死的是同一战壕的战友。“我们怎能忍见廖梓源的亲人失去他们唯一的儿子，而几名肇事者仍然可以像什么也没有发生一样逍遥法外？”

赵美心希望她的支持者登录反对军中凌霸的网站：http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ zerotoleranceharassment/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=system&utm_campaign=Send%2Bto%2Bfriend发起签名活动，通过廖梓源和陈丹尼（Danny Chen）两条华裔士兵的人命，唤起国会对军中凌霸现象的重视，并以听证会的方式，敦促美国国防部通过对军中凌霸现象的零容忍法案。