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You're not likely to ever come close to seeing a fraction of the butchery, inhumanity & horror these lads (some of them still in their teens) have seen, even if you live to be 101. So, although it's not right, there was mitigation for the action of this Marine. |
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Very true, who are we to judge.
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Sometimes what we might think will happen does not. I cannot imagine that killing a human being is ever easy.Those who are in the presence of death become very aware of their own mortality.....this I learned from my own life experiences......and while I do appreciate that soldiering is different to nursing, certain inherent attitudes are ingrained with your training. These attitudes...or perhaps a better word is 'values' are extremely hard to break....to break them you must have to be able to dissociate yourself from your current situation. Maybe this soldier was in a dissociative state when he did what he did. We are unlikely ever to know....but all I would hope is that his past exemplary record will be taken into consideration, and that he will not be made a sacrifice at the altar of political correctness.The man and his family need help....not castigation. |
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Then, when all of the above has been figured in, a certain amount of leniency should be applied to the final sentence. But & it's a big but, support & solutions should be found to help the individual concerned & hopefully be actioned to prevent a recurrence of the incident with another Trooper. |
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There is a time and place for compassion and humanity, and it ain't on a battlefield. |
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If one takes this discussion a step further, then should not the sniper, or the Drone controller, sitting fat dumb and happy in the USA, who launches a missile at a "target" who happens to be in a village somewhere and kills not only the target but also other individuals - including children, be charged with murder?
I seem to remember in the mists of time our Yellow Cards - "you are only allowed to fire at someone who has a weapon and has fired at you". We were not even supposed to load our weapons when on guard duty - some hope, two clips and one up the spout was the way it was. |
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As for carrying an unloaded weapon on guard duty- why not just give you a white stick and stop pretending. Only the British would have rules designed to get you killed in the interests of PC and human rights.I'll bet the USA and French don't. |
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Combined, the trial of Marine A and that program are basically saying is that 40 years ago it was OK to fire upon and sometimes kill unarmed terrorists or civilians who look a bit like the terrorists as long as it was state sponsored, whereas now you issue a coup de grāce on an enemy combatant, you're guilty of murder. |
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