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Offline kevin3

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #40 on: December 05, 2013, 19:18:44 PM »
Marines go into the battlefield with a uniform,a gun and, if they're lucky, enough bullets and a rule book.
Jihadists go into the battlefield with no identifiable uniform, a variety of weapons, no morals, no conscience,
no rule book and a willingness to use women and children as human shields.

I appreciate what our troops have done for our country, sometimes with one hand tied behind their backs.
Their detractors should lead the way and do it better



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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #41 on: December 05, 2013, 19:24:13 PM »
It's not us and them, it's war and peaceful. Not saying either is justifiable in law but definitely very different.

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #42 on: December 05, 2013, 19:46:53 PM »
Not justifiable but, I think,understandable.

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #43 on: December 06, 2013, 15:22:40 PM »
such  difficult thing to get your head round. I actually cannot wait for the defence to start in the Rigby trial, and how in Gods name they can plead not guilty is beyond my thinking, so I await my education.
In the case of the Marine, well wrong is wrong is wrong. If it hadn't been filmed and was never made public it would just be him and his conscience, but as it is, the law must still be upheld.
We live on Salisbury Plain Army Training Area,  and as much as I admire these soldiers for what they do in war zones, in the local pubs they are just another bunch of loudmouthed bad mannered arrogant drunks, who don't care who they offend, so I do feel for his family but I don't think he should be on a pedestal. Just my opinion

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #44 on: December 06, 2013, 15:36:11 PM »
We live on Salisbury Plain Army Training Area

Slightly off topic but if I were you I'd duck  ;)

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #45 on: December 06, 2013, 15:46:13 PM »
I want to hide in the cupboard under the stairs when they are shelling!!

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #46 on: December 06, 2013, 19:00:18 PM »
I want to hide in the cupboard under the stairs when they are shelling!!
Try being on the other end of it--- a lot more scary I can promise you!  :)

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #47 on: December 06, 2013, 19:04:28 PM »
He made the ultimate sacrifice for being a defender of this country.
He deserves the best pedestal available.

The cowards that killed him deserve something a bit higher.  GALLOWS.
                           Just my opinion.           >:(

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Re: The case for the defence
« Reply #48 on: December 06, 2013, 19:11:26 PM »
I would agree with Colwyn (yes I know we never do!) if both were in a military conflict situation, but that was not the case, the Rigby murder was carried out by civilians deliberately murdering someone on the street, ( don't care what they say about Jihad and they are soldiers and all that nonsense -- they are civilians and British so its premeditated murder) whereas the killing of the Taliban was in a war situation.

So the circumstances are different, both must stand trial, and, where I do agree is the law is the law and must progress through its course, it would be wrong not to -- but why does the Marine get a secret Court Martial whereas the other Murderers get the Old Bailey and all these costs? They should as I have said before
have been tried at a remote County Court as the law allows denying them the publicity they seek!

I don't want top get into the whole Middle East and Islam thing, as I say to people, when you have lived amongst them, been there during their revolutions and conflicts as I have them talk to me about it, if your knowledge is based on journalism and hearsay then don't!  :)




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