I'm sorry, but is anyone bothered by this? You see something horrible, and you are appalled and angry, yes. But then do the horrible thing yourself? No.
You do understand, that the guy he shot up, was going around shooting men who could no longer fight back in any capacity? It's like walking into prison with all the inmates tied up, and gutting them with a spike. It's inhumane as fuck. It's bloody, it's sadistic, and it's cruel in every sense of the word. If he had been allowed to parachute down to the ground, what was going to stop him from doing it again once he got back into a plane? Nothing. He would probably do it again if he could. That's why he did it. He wouldn't stop if mercy had been shown. He would've gone right back to it if he had the chance.
I do understand, and I am not saying the guy didn't deserve it, BUT that doesn't mean it is right. You just said what he did was so awful because he was killing unarmed/surrendering soldiers. He was in the exact same position. And you think the original bombers didn't kill any innocent people?
No, that why he shot this plane. But shooting the guy in a chute, an act he had just said was unthinkable? Makes him the same piece of shit and the next one who would have shot him down would have been right, too.
Sorry but your idealism is showing. War in itself isnt right. Killing isnt right. These people had to watch people die and be the ones killing. None of that is right. But it is what they had to live with. Its war. Theres no black and white. Its all horrible. It was the lesser evil.
It doesn't matter if they just beheaded 5 people. If they've just surrendered (eg.. bailing and parachuting), they are no longer a target. War isn't about killing every living thing. It's about stopping the threat. What would I know though, I'm just in the military..
At the same time though, that guy needed it. He was a threat. Justice was served. Was it right? That's not for us to decide, but that man paid for his crimes.
To God_ I thought the rule is any man who sheds another man's blood shall have his blood shed, eliminate the "threat" it' was ww2, not the same thing you experienced the Middle East never stood a chance against us, the Germans actually put up a fight
Ground warfare was different. Most of the time, orders were to eliminate any possible threat. However, both sides viewed shooting downed pilots as barbaric, even many of the top German and RAF pilots viewed it as down right murder. This is in a time of war, mind you. Neither side viewed it as okay, and that's the issue. There's actually a rule in the Geneva conventions about it, now. There was and is still no need to kill them. They will just fall down and stop being a threat or be captured as a POW.
Really , barbaric, lmao like u said it war so now the Geneva Convention makes rules ,lmao I think your missing it ,, IF YOU SHED A MAN'S BLOOD IN TURN YOUR BLOOD WILL BE SHED, meaning if you decide to pick up a gun and go out and fight for whatever the fuck reason your being told ,your days are numbered. He poses no threat how is that he has a gun don't he, he's gonna shoot at you if given the chance .
I'm missing it? I think you are. We aren't trained to kill anything that moves. We are trained to identify a threat and stop it with whatever means necessary. It was roughly the same back in the day. I don't think you understand that the real world is not like battlefield, a parachuting pilot is not a threat to you. It's unlikely that they've even got a rifle. I'm glad you aren't a military pilot, because you'd be in court martial real quick with the way you think things work.
Negative, real men die on the field of battle.. having to try and sleep much less live a normal life after what war has done to your mental state is no life worth living .. I know a lot of vets that would rather died on the field than to live with what has been done to them mentality or physically ... court marshall lmao .... your training is to do as your told and don't think on your own
Who was discussing life after service? Furthermore, you're wrong. We are no longer taught to do as we are told. Now they emphasize that we need to be individual leaders and actively make the correct decision alongside of your unit, so long as it does not disobey lawful orders. If my lieutenant commander told me to mow down a parachuting pilot, I would flat out tell him no. I will not actively murder a defenseless human, and I know I'm not alone on that. You're just another misinformed civilian who has seen too many "military" movies and has grown an idea of what it is like to serve, which couldn't be further from the truth. It's quite sad the way everyone views all of us. We're more than mindless monsters.
Nope. You obviously know very little about the military. That is what we call an unlawful order, which does not have to be followed. If my lieutenant commander, or commander, the correct way to shorten it, ordered me to needlessly kill an enemy that has surrendered, I would absolutely disobey it because obeying it would send me to court martial and NJP for war crimes. Having a family member in the military doesn't make you a subject matter expert.
Youre all living in a different era. Men were killed for cowardice because they suffered shell shock. Most were drafted and not expertly trained. This isnt modern military and we have todays rules of warfare and basic human rights because of the atrocities of the past.
At the same time though, that guy needed it. He was a threat. Justice was served. Was it right? That's not for us to decide, but that man paid for his crimes.