Fort Hood Shooter Still Collecting Military Pay, Can’t Find Bank Willing to Take It

On November 5, 2009, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan entered Fort Hood’s Soldier Readiness Center and according to witnesses, bowed his head for several seconds, stood up and started shooting people with a FN five-seven semi-mini automatic pistol.

Witnesses say he focused on men in uniform. He fired over 100 rounds.

Before he was shot by police officer Sergeant Mark Todd, Hasan had injured 30 people and killed 13. One of the soldiers killed was pregnant.

Hasan still collects a military paycheck.

Hasan still is receiving payment from the U.S. military because, according to a spokesman, he is still a service member .

“He is a major in the United States Army and will therefore be paid until he is no longer a major,” said Lt. Col. Chris Garver. “So yes, he’s still receiving payment.”

According to Army records, Hasan stands to receive a check for about $6,000 every month. He is also eligible for what the Army calls an “incentive pay” that could be as much as $15,000 annually. Galligan declined to comment on how much Hasan is worth.

Galligan is Hasan’s lawyer. He says that he’s having a hard time finding a bank that will accept Hasan’s money.

Hasan’s lawyer said that his client was notified about a month ago that his longtime bank, Bank of America, was no longer interested in holding his money.

“They gave us advance notice, yes, but it represents the discriminatory attitude and atmosphere that’s pervasive in central Texas and in the Fort Hood community,” said Galligan.

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Galligan said that among the banks into which he has tried to deposit Hasan’s checks, the one that declined him and upset him the most was the Fort Hood National Bank.

“The bank’s motto is ‘serving those who serve,’ but apparently that’s not true in Hasan’s case,” said Galligan.

He shot a pregnant private first class and killed her, along with 12 other people, and this man thinks the outrage is the bank’s refusal to do business with him!?

I understand that Hasan is innocent until proven guilty, but let’s be honest: the guy is guilty. Let’s not pretend that banks in the Fort Hood area are engaged in some discriminatory behavior because they don’t want to be the one bank that does business with a terrorist.

I know that if my bank decided to open an account for him, I would be doing my banking elsewhere.

Galligan said that Hasan, who will be paralyzed for the rest of his life, is “coherent” and knows what is going on in terms of his finances.

“It’s issues like this that are unnecessary bumps in the road for my client,” said Galligan.

At least he still draws breath. That’s more than can be said about the people he killed. But if he’s found guilty, maybe the military will do something about that.

Hat Tip: The Lonely Conservative

http://intensedebate.com/people/dogwings2943 Andrew Riley

"Bumps in the road". That's so absurd that it's hilarious.

What Hasan is experiencing is about .1% of the bad karma he earned when he opened fire on a room full of people. I have a feeling that bumps in the road is the least of this guy's worries.

Duane Lester

The guy is paralyzed from the waist down because of a bullet he took after killing 13 people.

I have a hard time thinking of a situation where I would feel pity for him.