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Marine A gets out in 2 weeks
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Originally posted by vetran View PostOn LBC
Sergeant Blackman to be free in 2 weeks.
Good result IMO.
He is either guilty of murder, or innocent on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the manslaughter verdict is hypocrisy at its best, saying he killed him, but he didn't mean to is contrary to the evidence.Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by vetran View PostActually its very clear that PTSD is a real thing. The victim was unlikely to survive and it would have been a huge risk for them to leave him to tell his mates or take him with them.
What would you do in his situation?
If you can sensibly answer differently to him then I will be impressed.Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostWay to go.........
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Marine A gets out in 2 weeks
Originally posted by vetran View Postah an Apples / Pears comparison.
You equate a group of soldiers in a hostile territory with little backup on a mission to kill insurgents killing a fellow combatant (not a civilian) who had been armed with an automatic weapon and had tried to kill them he had succeeded with a few.
With a Paramedic in the middle of London surrounded by armed Police trying to save a terrorist's life who had killed & injured many civilians.
Note the Armed Police had already fatally shot the chap carrying a knife that killed their colleague , maybe they should have offered counselling instead?
not sure how they are similar.
A Taliban insurgent shoots and kills a wonder UK marine rather than trying to administer first aid, would that be ok?Last edited by SimonMac; 28 March 2017, 15:59.Originally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostSorry, but no it's not.
He is either guilty of murder, or innocent on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the manslaughter verdict is hypocrisy at its best, saying he killed him, but he didn't mean to is contrary to the evidence.
However it seems reasonable that were he in his right mind or he had a reasonable choice then he would not have done it therefore its not Murder.
I do suspect he made a sensible military decision killing him. It was probably a good humanitarian decision too.
Therefore the manslaughter verdict makes sense.
Of course it seems the Marines threw him to the wolves.
Sgt Alexander Blackman News on the Petition and Appeal to Free Him | Daily Mail Online
Colonel Oliver Lee resigned in protest at the treatment of Sgt Blackman
He claims he was 'actively prevented [from giving evidence] by attempts to silence me from within the Royal Marines'
Royal Marines Warrant Officer Stephen Moran claims he was told to ‘stay out of it’ by his seniors when he telephoned Sgt Blackman’s legal teamAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostSorry, but no it's not.
He is either guilty of murder, or innocent on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the manslaughter verdict is hypocrisy at its best, saying he killed him, but he didn't mean to is contrary to the evidence.
If we want to reject the former verdict, then we need to be prepared for the Daily Mail shrieking next time a radicalised Islamist with mental health issues kills people and in found not guilty.
IMO serving 3 1/2 years of a 7 year sentence strikes a reasonable and just balance.Comment
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Originally posted by SimonMac View PostCompare Apples and Apples then.
A Taliban insurgent shoots and kills a wonder UK marine rather than trying to administer first aid, would that be ok?
If the Marine was going to die anyway and the Taliban's group behind enemy lines were at risk then killing him would be a sensible decision.
But what else would you do?
Try to save him?
then what do you do with him?Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View PostYou know of a Taliban insurgent that has offered aid to the enemy? They don't seem too interested in the Geneva Convention.
If the Marine was going to die anyway and the Taliban's group behind enemy lines were at risk then killing him would be a sensible decision.
But what else would you do?
Try to save him?
then what do you do with him?
Not being a doctor I wouldn't know if he was going to live or not, but a field doctor or anyone with basic first aid would probably pump him full of morphine to numb the pain until someone who can triage him properly.
They weren't behind enemy lines, the marine moved him out of the view of the forward operating base surveillance camerasOriginally posted by Stevie Wonder BoyI can't see any way to do it can you please advise?
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