US soldiers killing for sport

[0ddity]

This one is going to be a lot harder for people to defend than the helicopter gunship video, which was still indefensible. US soldiers confess during questioning to throwing grenades at and shooting Afghan civilians for sport, posing and taking pictures of themselves with the mutilated corpes, and keeping body parts. Their excuse? My commander made me do drugs (opium laced hash) and I had a brain injury and I was scared of my commander etc.

Morlock: "So we met this guy by his compound, so Gibbs walked him out, set him in place, was like standing here"

Investigator: "So, he was fully cooperating?"

Morlock:"Yeah,"

Investigator: "Was he armed?"

Morlock: "No, not that we were aware of."

Investigator: "So, you pulled him out of his place?"

Morlock: "I don't think he was inside. He was by his little hut area ... and Gibbs sent in a couple of people."

Investigator: "Where did they stand him, next to a wall?"

Morlock: "Yeah, he was kinda next to a wall ... where Gibbs could get behind a wall when the grenade went off. And then he kind of placed me and [Spc. Adam] Winfield off over here so we had a clean line of sight for this guy and, you know, he pulled out one of his grenades, an American grenade, popped it, throws the grenade and tells me and Winfield, 'Alright, wax this guy. Kill this guy, kill this guy.' "

Investigator: "Did you see him present any weapons? Was he aggressive toward you at all?"

Morlock: "No, not at all. Nothing, he wasn't a threat."

But surely, the apologists will say, this is just an isolated incident! Well, how many of these isolated incidents to we need before we admit there's a serious problem?

edit:
If an admin would be so kind, the title makes it sound like US solders were killed as someone else's sport, if you could clarify it please.

 

[Hop2089]

That Sargent needs to be in a mental institution in a straight jacket with chains, seriously killing civilians for sport, in most countries that will get you sent to the jungle, forest, or desert and brutally killed and nobody will ever see a trace of him again.

 

[monkat]

Ah, the noble U.S. Army, as anyone down south here would say, "the only army in the world which won't kill unless absolutely necessary"

Makes me sick.

The killing, that is....not (necessarily) the faith in our army.

 

[heavyknight]

Drugs - That can never be an excuse...they're the one who chose to use it.
Injuries - Please, why would you have it now, out of all times? A bit late there.
Fear - There are some higher ups you can confront. If they end up corrupt as well, there are many other things you can do. If people didn't face fear, they would be scared of every little thing. If they're scared of every little thing, no one would evolve. No evolution, things will be at a standstill, technology won't change, etc.

More and more pointless deaths because of the acts of morons...it's frustrating.
I'd love to blow them up and defile their remains. How about buried, with some manure on top? No remorse for random civilians, no remorse for them. And, to think that there have been people around me who have considered joining....no comment.

That Sargent needs to be in a mental institution in a straight jacket with chains, seriously killing civilians for sport, in most countries that will get you sent to the jungle, forest, or desert and brutally killed and nobody will ever see a trace of him again.

Fixed.

Then acts of stupidity like this eventually cause things to happen. Next thing we know, 9/11 gets repeated with 9/22, and then it becomes a 10 year ritual for terrorists.

 

[trumpet-205]

You want to know why middle eastern countries don't like US? You want to know why terrorists hate so much about US? This is your answer.

I don't even know what to say anymore. Freedom? Liberty? This isn't American dream anymore.

 

[Slyakin]

And people think that Islam is full of terrorists.


Fuck you, hypocritical America. Fuck you.

 

[injected11]

Someone needs to invent a new name for an emotion where you feel nauseaus while simultaneously being filled with rage.

Cuz that's what this makes me feel.

 

[smile72]

This makes me sick and the worse thing is those soldiers probably won't get any jail time because they're American or they'll get jail time and it will be reduced to probation or nothing. I'm just tired of this shit. American soldiers killing innocent people, returning home heroes when they are just murderers I'm not talking about all soldiers just the bad one the ones who murder innocent people and the U.S. military courts let go back to their families where they can brag about being a 'war hero'. Makes me sick!