Many western criminal justice systems have what is sometimes called a "crime passionnel", a crime of passion. Man catches his spouse in bed with another man, go

Many western criminal justice systems have what is sometimes called a "crime passionnel", a crime of passion. Man catches his spouse in bed with another man, goes crazy, and proceeds to kill both of them. The law gives much leeway when this happens, as it is not felt that the average person can withstand but so much without snapping. In the military, one of the key things officers are taught is not to get emotionally caught up in what's happening. Stay cool, make decisions, think calmly for the group and leave the passion to others. Even when you make a big deal out of some emotional outburst, such as in jumping up and yelling "Charge, men!", it should be for dispassionate and good tactical/strategic reasons. But coming into to Dachau just minutes after the SS left? Seeing 40,000 people in that state? I don't think any member of an army or otherwise rational human being would be called to justice for going just a little bit crazy. In fact, I would be extremely disturbed by those who were not extremely disturbed by what they saw. War is a hell of a thing, and even in that hell, what these soldiers went through must have scarred them for life. (I'm not trying to de-emphasize the much worse suffering the residents had, only point out the great emotional roller-coaster they must have experienced moving between "we're winning the war" and "oh. my. god.")