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Originally Posted by kanalj
Good point there!
But tell me, would you follow orders and kill a 12yo kid who happen to be to close to 25 or 1 million dollar vehicle?
I think I'd rather spend time in prison then have that on my shoulders, or do like the British and desert .
Of cource reality isn't that easy, there really only is one administration to blame... |
I would not kill a child. Lets dive deeper: The (Majority) of the active soldiers American on post are younger. 18-25 some fresh out of boot camp. When I was 18 I thought I was impenetrable I learned a hard lesson. An 18 year old just wants to fight and often does not question the moral issues of why he is pulling the trigger. In a heated situation anyone can react out of fear and emotion especially a kid.
It is very easy to convince a young person they are doing the right thing, especially if they are living out there fighting fantasy. It is common military practice (for many countries not just the U.S to recruit young people.) some countries it's 12 year olds. That's why we don't see a front line of educated 45 year old politicians, (not to mention the physical problems). I have said this before in another post We Must Stop Looking At The Catalyst and look at root of the problem.
