2007-09-02 16:55:43 · 4 answers · asked by Ice 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Scapegoat. No more guilty than others.
2007-09-02 17:03:10 · answer #1 · answered by Ted T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Although the case predates Nuremberg by a half century, the principle is there: he followed an illegal order. Sometimes soldiers are put in a position in which whatever they do is wrong, and that is a failure of leadership, but he was guilty.
2007-09-02 17:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guilty. There are rules on prisoner treatment. You cannot execute prisoners without due process. I would have reached the same conclusion as a member of the General Court.
2007-09-02 17:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by Richard B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It ain't gonna bring him back!
Guilty as charged.
May the Lord have mercy on his soul.
2007-09-02 20:02:03 · answer #4 · answered by conranger1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋