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Yep, even in a warzone, if a member of the US military killed somebody because they thought they were reaching for a gun, they would be court-martialed and put
by throwaway2048 6y ago
Yep, even in a warzone, if a member of the US military killed somebody because they thought they were reaching for a gun, they would be court-martialed and put in jail, and then kicked out of the military after their sentence.
The standard for police in the USA is appallingly low, and getting lower.
- HarryHirsch 6y agoThe hot head will at least get a bollocking from the captain that shooting people dead isn't how you pacify a town. Within the police, no such concerns.
- pjc50 6y agoWell, apart from that guy who shot so many civilians that his colleagues kept bending his sights, who eventually got prosecuted for war crimes .. then pardoned by the President.
- learc83 6y agoThat says more about the President than anything else.
- okasaki 6y agoCome on dude, we've all seen the drone footage showing the US blowing people to pieces for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- throwaway2048 6y agoAs shitty as they are, drone strikes are operated by the CIA, and not subject to the military's rules of engagement, or military oversight, this is entirely on purpose.