AmandaJR
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Great to hear this on the radio this morning. I too hope the revised sentence will mean he's already served his time and is freed.
Great to hear this on the radio this morning. I too hope the revised sentence will mean he's already served his time and is freed.
Kellfire
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A worrying result. A cold blooded murder carried out to appease both his own blood lust and to impress those around him. His own words proved he knew what he was doing and how wrong it was. Pathetic decision.
Beezerk
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Indeed.
TBH i wouldn't want to judge him, i can't even imagine what it would be like being in that situation.
Khamelion
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Exactly, I've never served and I'm thankful for men like Marine A who is willing to serve his country when called. I can't even start to comprehend what it would be like to be in that situation, almost every day.
richy
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Bang on.
Easy to judge sitting safe and sound at home when you've not even been close to being in a similar situation.
Blue in Munich
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Add me to that list; when I've been there & faced it I'm fit to sit in judgement.
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I have no issue with anyone having an opinion on his actions, it's because of people like him in the Forces and people like yourself in the Police protecting our Country that we are able to express those opinions, one of the first things we'd lose is freedom of speech if we let our enemies win.
clubchamp98
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yes agree with this very hard to form a judgment unless you have been there.
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A manslaughter charge is prob the correct way it should have gone with an evaluation of PTSD. At the end of the day the one person who knows if it was all deliberate and murder is himself - the actions and words he did will always be very suspect. Not sure how long he has served already but expect he will get out and don't think that sits right.
williamalex1
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What about pilots or drone controllers who decided to drop bombs and kill innocent civilians, should they be charged too ?
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If the innocent civilians have be deliberately targeted and the pilot has made that decision himself then yes he should be charged
As for the collateral damage issue when innocent civilians get caught up in attacks on areas or buildings which have terrorist threats well the pilot is just following orders
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Snelly
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You must be a very insightful person to glean this from the available evidence.
Old Skier
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He's not. There are to many people involved and procedures to follow for one man to take such action unless he loses it completely, which I suppose is always a possibility.
Doon frae Troon
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I wonder if we would have so much compassion if the tables were turned and it was the Marine who was deliberately shot in cold blood
What about the filmed executions carried out by Al Qaeda and the Taliban, perfectly innocent aid workers etc
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Panorama Special tonight at 10:40 on BBC 1, Marine A - Guilty As Charged?
Foxholer
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I'm totally unqualified to comment on the rights or wrongs of his or the Court's decision!
But my gut tells me it made the right one today, even if a bad one was made by 'in the field'!
But my gut tells me it made the right one today, even if a bad one was made by 'in the field'!
chrisd
Major Champion
Another one for this list!
Val
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I'll add my tuppence here, I'm glad that it's been overturned by as we should be looking after our heroes but the only person to blame for the whole thing is Sgt Blackman himself. He broke the rules of engagement and paid the consequences although I don't believe for a minute he should have been charged with murder.
And whilst we have gone as far as this, maybe now is the time to stop persecuting various NI vets who carried out their duties to the best of their abilities without overstepping the mark.
And whilst we have gone as far as this, maybe now is the time to stop persecuting various NI vets who carried out their duties to the best of their abilities without overstepping the mark.