Originally posted by Staga
Well what if we compare you to the SS troops (Not Waffen-SS but those others); also they didn't had much problems executing wounded prisoners but in those times it was a "no no" and when they got caught they were executed, if not immediately after capture then after martial court.
Have rules changed lately ?
Sorry to dissapoint you but there is somewhat of a difference between taking prisoners lining them up and machinegunning them down, and shooting an alleged prisoner who very well could have been hiding and ready to use a gun or explosive device.
Just heard on the news not 5 min ago that this very same unit lost a man the day before to a booby trapped dead guy.
Considering these guys we're up against think ts a great thing to blow themselves up while killing us. Its not too far of a stretch and certainly not unreasonable for these Marines to think this guy could very well have had a grenade or other explosive device ready for detonation.
Had he had a single grenade he could very well have taken out every marine in the room including the reporter.
In light of the mindset of the enemy we are against. And the actions that enemy has taken in recent days. Boobytrapping dead people, Pretending to be dead.
The marine in question was hardly unjustified in his actions.
A soldiers first and formost priority should be in keeping himself and the fellow members in his unit safe and alive.
Everything else is secondary.
Its far easier to second guess when your sitting in your comfy chair in your comfy house where your all nice and safe and your largest danger is in stubbing your toe on the way to the bathroom or in getting another beer then it is when your in combat, when opening the next door or turning over the next body can bring you instant death.
Second guessing at home means nothing more then you can get a third guess.
Second guessing on a battlefeild can get you put in a body bag if you guess wrong
