"Friendly Fire" ***t happens, it's war Vs Prosecution of guilty parties?

Question

OOOOOKKKAAAAAYYYYY........... lets take this slowly. Do you think we should accept friendly fire as a consequence of war or prosecute those who fire first and ask questions later?

Answer 1

I think there is an old saying that goes, " all is fair in love and war."
Sadly Sh*t happens.
I have met/ know/ talked with friends, family members who have had the misfortune of fighting in wars.
Some of their personal stories were horrific about the fear and pressure that they had to deal with 24/7.
My grandfather told me stories and would cry. He received a purple heart, he showed it to me once and he was NOT proud of it. He said the only reason he got it was because he survived his injuries.
I had a friend that was in the Vietnam war.He told me a story of being sent down in underground tunnels because he was small. He was terrified every time he had to do it, and would go through with his weapon drawn. One night he came across another man equally terrified.He said they both stood there weapons drawn pointed at each other. He was willing to die before he would kill another man simply because he was the" enemy". Fortunately for him the enemy must have felt the same way. They passed each other and never looked back.
Who's to say what's really going on in the minds of the people during a war or fighting engagement.
I don't condone murder or violence and some part of me feels absolutely sickened by what the people fighting and living in those countries must endure.
EVen sadder is what some endure after with mental anguish never able to resume a normal life or sleep peacefully again.
You must walk many moons in another mans moccasins before you can judge him.
I'm not in the position to do so.

Answer 2

Sorry - it's a consequence of war. You will always get it. It isn't nice and the person that pulled the trigger will live with it all their lives - you can't have a war without mistakes, innocent people get killed in wars. Sad but true. There should be no prosecutions, even the thought of it is gross to me - accidents happen in war zones - thankfully though, not too often.

Oh, and just in case anyone wonders what I would feel if it was one of mine that had been killed...... the same.

Answer 3

sadly "friendly fire" accidents do happen. Unfortunately once you blow them up its too late to make it better. If you kill someone intentionally and knew they werent the enemy then its murder. If it truly is an mistake then maybe we shouldnt put them away forever. With the technology we have today it should not be that difficult to mark each unit as friendly. ..it shouldnt happen. And once again why is it always the U.S. fault. No other country has killed an allied soldier during war? I guess the fact that the earth travels around the sun is America's fault as well. If any of you read the transcripts of the pilots who shot the british tank you will know that they honestly mistook the target as enemy. They knew immediately they were in hot water and it sounds like they will pay (as they should ) for their mistake. Personal responsibility is apparently only something Americans are required to have. No one else needs to be responsible for the messes they cause. Just the U.S.

Answer 4

Usually friendly fire is the result of training discipline. So-called fire discipline. Training to prevent it cannot always control
nerves or poor fire direction and control. It can never be avoided but it can be minimized. Even civilian police "cross the tube" once in a while.

Answer 5

Yes we must accept it as a consequence of war whislt constantly trying to improve methods to reduce or alleviate it.It is not intentional and its easy for those sitting at home to spout what should and shouldnt be done.Soldiers and airman are human beings and make mistakes and until someone has been under the stress and pure fear of combat they should shut up and leave it to people with more sense

Answer 6

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Answer 7

So lets see, your driving in downtown Bagdad, somebody has just blown up the front up your Humvee, as the rest of you that are still living scramble to get out of the vehicle and return fire your buddy runs in front of you as you are pulling the trigger, You tell me, prosecute or live in hell anyway.

Answer 8

I hear you. I understand war puts strains on people however, their is always an element that war just lifts away the strains of civilization allowing behaviour that otherwise would be unacceptable. It should always be unacceptable. Death by violence should always be taken very serious and as last resort...Mary

Answer 9

That's an easy one prosecute.

Answer 10

Prosecute those who do not follow the rules of engagement period.