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0 pointsCobrastanJorji5y ago0 comments

Asides from all that stuff about ordering soldiers to kill American civilians, I'm just boggled that it had a FAQ. How old is the FAQ structure? Wikipedia suggests a history going back to the 1600s, and much further if you stretch the definition to Plato.

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blitz_skull5y ago

American civilians who had made a decided effort to commit a federal felony. Also "ordering soliders to kill American civilians" attempts to color the situation in an unfavorable light, as if the soldiers had alternatives, or the situation didn't fully warrant it.

There's no reason that killing armed gangsters wasn't totally justified in this case.

CobrastanJorjiOP5y ago

They did. The letter clearly instructs soldiers to shoot fleeing people in the back if they don't stop and surrender. "Not killing the fleeing man" is what we can an "alternative."

jayrot5y ago

Where's the BG copypasta quote about why soldiers shouldn't be police

2OEH8eoCRo05y ago

The military defends federal property all the time. US mail is federal property. Is there a copypasta about blanket absolutes?

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