Ady87
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What were the exceptional stressors? Is this not something front line military generally go through? Does it qualify as exceptional when it is the norm for the task being asked?Do you think so? Al has been diagnosed with a mental disorder that meant his ability to "form a rational judgment" was "substantially impaired", yet the majority on here (who have never been anywhere near the front line) all know better and he is a murderer.
It's all very well to sit in your armchairs and pass judgement, we all know what should have been done, the reality is that it is hell on the frontline and on his sixth tour Al cracked, due to circumstances beyond his control. The verdict is not giving the Armed Forces carte blanche to shoot anyone at will, but saying that in this one particular case there were exceptional stressors, which made the murder conviction incorrect.
We are on about the video where he weighs up the situation, shoots a man point blank and then has a bit of a joke about it with the other lads including not mentioning it to anyone? If it was impulsive you'd expect a change in the tone of his voice or something, but there was nothing, it was pre-meditated. It looked like he had done it before.
It's hard not to tar everyone with the same brush but so many of these Britain First lot advocating the execution of Islamic extremists on facebook and the like are ex-forces or the kind of lads that would join the forces. Very sweeping generalisation I know, but there is a bit of a correlation in my experience alone. Was this not this guys opportunity to take justice in to his own hands and seek retribution on behalf of the lives lost out there?