WEEKLY GROSS-OUT: Robert Bales

Robert Bales is the name of the bellend accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians. Charges against him are expected to be filed within a week, and if the case goes to court the trial will be held in the United States, said a legal specialist with the US military familiar with the investigation. Bales has had a string of commendations for good conduct after four tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he's also run into some trouble in recent years: a Florida investment job went sour, his Seattle-area home was condemned as he struggled to make payments on another, and he failed to get a recent promotion. My theory is he couldn't cope and may have just buckled under the stress. He should've gotten help instead of going postal and taking it out on Afghan civilians living off base. But because he did what he did, he runs the risk of being dishonorably discharged from the army, which I hope doesn't happen to such a troubled soul.