Re: Nobody is going to be railroaded. (was) Re: Hope U.S. soldiers don't get railroaded

[QDurham]

>> Damned well better be all of them. Even for Reserves, this is a
>> required annual training lecture.

Wow! A whole lecture! Wow!

Such BS. The first/last/most important thing everybody learns in basic/boot is
to do as you are told.

[B2431]

>From: (Sigourney Smoley)

<snip>

>I can't see a few junior ranks orchestrate such things on their own.
>In fact they have alluded to the rape of women and children and have
>maintained they were ordered to do such things.

Assuming some fool actually raped a woman , or worse a child, that person can't
logically say he was only following orders. Every single adult in the U.S.
knows rape is illegal. By extension he should assume it is illegal under the
UCMJ (it is).

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

[Denyav]

>Assuming some fool actually raped a woman , or worse a child, that person
>can't
>logically say he was only following orders. Every single adult in the U.S.
>knows rape is illegal. By extension he should assume it is illegal under

So,you are basically saying:
"Superiors are only accountable but subordinates are responsible"

[B2431]

>From: (Denyav)

>>Assuming some fool actually raped a woman , or worse a child, that person
>>can't
>>logically say he was only following orders. Every single adult in the U.S.
>>knows rape is illegal. By extension he should assume it is illegal under
>
>So,you are basically saying:
>"Superiors are only accountable but subordinates are responsible"

Read what I actually wrote, not what you snipped.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired