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Originally posted by Digipimp
You've got it all fucked up with your small perspective. So let me break it down for you.
No one in their right mind questions what the soldier did, in the same position we would do the same thing. With that being said the law has to be upheld. In your scenario it is right to do what you have to do to protect your family, just as it would be right for the law to prosecute you if you break the law while doing it. Luckily we have a jury system in which an appropriate sentence can be handed down taking into account your situation and desperation as well as intentions. But none the less the law has to prosecute you to uphold the law and standards set forth even though most will agree with what was done.
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Yes...I agree...the Col did what he thought was necessary to protect his "family"...the troops under his command...and unless I am mistaken it was the Col himself that reported his own action...and was willing to face what ever the consequences. There should be...and of course there are...consequences for any action...or even re-action...that one takes because there is law.
The fact is that law does not necessarily protect you or your family so then it is time for you to protect yourself and your family and pay whatever consequences that ensues. This is a real world and ideology has its place...but so does "survival of the fittest".