Charles Gittins Quotes (15 Quotes)

Think about it hard. Picture that in your mind. It's not possible.

It is her testimony that these calls... were for improper purposes. It is our contention that they were for proper leadership purposes.

The superintendent does not want Lieutenant Black to have a fair trial.

You had some time constraints placed on you that made it difficult ... to do a thorough and complete investigation.

Commander Waddle exercised his judgment, and he did his level best. He may have fallen short on that day, but it wasn't criminal.

There is nothing that we plan to submit to the court of inquiry on Monday nor does plea bargain have anything to do with this case, ... Beyond that, Cmdr. Waddle will continue to respect the privacy of the families and have no comment on his meeting with them, other than to acknowledge that it happened, even as other third parties may choose to publish press releases and spin it as they choose.

A lot of this is art, not science, and standards aren't as clear as Admiral (Charles) Griffiths would make them out to be, ... We've reviewed the books and if you read the books, Waddle is inside perimeters for everything.

Would you convict him on the basis of these lies ... The stakes are very high a man's life hangs in the balance and you must be very, very sure.

We demonstrated conclusively that those women were liars, cheats and frauds,

I am sure that the evidence is going to show that there was a chain of mistakes and, quite possibly, Cmdr. Waddle did not see this vessel and that was one of the chain of mistakes that caused the accident, ... That doesn't mean that those people who made those honest mistakes should ultimately be prosecuted criminally.

I have to say, if you read the reprimand, a fair reading is that Harry Schmidt intended to murder these people. They published it on the Web site. It is not what he agreed to Article 15 (hearing) for. He agreed to dereliction of duty, not murder. And your reputation is worth something.

The government flat-out failed to comply with their agreement.

No other document was provided to Scott and we have been assured that Adm. Fargo will meet with Scott with an open mind,

I believe that there's sufficient evidence of government misconduct that an independent investigation should be done concerning the investigation of Sgt. Maj. McKinney and the prosecution of Sgt. Maj. McKinney,

He will retire as commander, with full pension and with an honorable characterization of discharge, consistent with the character of his 20 years service,