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A lot of bomber pilots feel the weight of their actions, even though they are also physically detached from the killing area. Even squeezing the trigger on a g
by robotrout 17y ago
A lot of bomber pilots feel the weight of their actions, even though they are also physically detached from the killing area.
Even squeezing the trigger on a gun and seeing a guy fall to the ground is a detached experience.
Any weapon besides a knife provides detachment, because you don't see the face and pain of the person you're killing.
There were terrible, bloody wars where the majority of the killing was with axes, knives, and swords. Not having weapons that allowed detachment didn't stop them.
Feeling the weight of your actions is about the man, not the weapon, I think.
- trafficlight 17y agoBut even in a bomber you are still in the situation. You out there flying. With a UAV, you can get up go to the bathroom or walk down the hall and grab a Coke out of the vending machine.
- robotrout 17y agoI fail to see your point. I assume you feel that since the soldier is not physically inconvenienced or in personal danger, that he is more likely to make inappropriate kill decisions. In my opinion, exhaustion and fear are the enemies of good decision making. Your guy with the can of coke doesn't fire blindly because he's terrified. He doesn't fire on his own men because he's too tired to see they're friendly. Whether he "gets off" on firing on random targets, is a problem with the man, not the technology. Such a man would be a menace anywhere he was, even without the can of coke.