Reply to thread

It comes down to the officers on the line imo.

I'm not saying its an easy job, but you expect officers to be able to make command decisions under pressure, it's what they are trained for.

There are some (a very few) soldiers on the front line in any army who are there because they enjoy killing people.

They sign up for combat units and volunteer for tours in combat locations as much as they can. Where normal people might balk at killing someone even in battle, these people don't think twice, they charge in and get the job done, which is why the army likes them in certain situations, but it's up to their commanders to keep them in a box untill needed. That may not be easy in some circumstances, but hopefully the investigation won't just blame the people who did the killing but their commanders as well.