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Originally Posted by Whale biologist
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Ok. Can they lock you up for stuff a civilian wouldn't locked up for?
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Yes and no. Its really depends on the MP. If they really want to be dicks, you can be arrested for everything that a civilian can, under the UCMJ. The only difference is did you do it on base, in uniform, or to another member of the military.
If you assaulted a civilian, you'd have to go through both legal processes. So you'd get punished from your command, then a judge would punish you as a civilian, because you still have your rights.
The thing that comes to mind is like, MAYBE you could get locked up for severely disrespecting your CO or XO, saying treacherous things, making yourself look like a spy. Other than that, all the laws are pretty much the same. Assault, stealing, abuse of power, it is just handled internally when they can. The military hates a headline more than anything.
remember JAG? the tv show?