FOOTSOLDIER wrote:The first casualties of War are the innocent and that will never change. Why don't they charge the RAF for burning down Dresden during WW2, not a military target. That's just one example. Another scape goat IMO. Shame on the government.
NIBluebird wrote:And yet under good Friday agreement murderers were set free.
AHERNE wrote:FOOTSOLDIER wrote:The first casualties of War are the innocent and that will never change. Why don't they charge the RAF for burning down Dresden during WW2, not a military target. That's just one example. Another scape goat IMO. Shame on the government.
Thing is they can link him to 4 of the murders. He knew what he was doing. One could be a mistake, 4 is taking the piss out his position as a soldier
FOOTSOLDIER wrote:AHERNE wrote:FOOTSOLDIER wrote:The first casualties of War are the innocent and that will never change. Why don't they charge the RAF for burning down Dresden during WW2, not a military target. That's just one example. Another scape goat IMO. Shame on the government.
Thing is they can link him to 4 of the murders. He knew what he was doing. One could be a mistake, 4 is taking the piss out his position as a soldier
Perhaps years of patrolling the steets under threat of been blownup or shot thinking that day could be your last had an effect on his reaction. Unless you've been in that position which 99% of politician's or people have not, they have no right to judge IMO.
AHERNE wrote:FOOTSOLDIER wrote:AHERNE wrote:FOOTSOLDIER wrote:The first casualties of War are the innocent and that will never change. Why don't they charge the RAF for burning down Dresden during WW2, not a military target. That's just one example. Another scape goat IMO. Shame on the government.
Thing is they can link him to 4 of the murders. He knew what he was doing. One could be a mistake, 4 is taking the piss out his position as a soldier
Perhaps years of patrolling the steets under threat of been blownup or shot thinking that day could be your last had an effect on his reaction. Unless you've been in that position which 99% of politician's or people have not, they have no right to judge IMO.
That old chestnut. 800 years we brits terrorised the Irish people mind. If anyone should be frigtened it should be them.
I wonder how you would feel if it was your 17 year old son murdered that day. Wanting justice I bet.
AHERNE wrote:FOOTSOLDIER wrote:AHERNE wrote:FOOTSOLDIER wrote:The first casualties of War are the innocent and that will never change. Why don't they charge the RAF for burning down Dresden during WW2, not a military target. That's just one example. Another scape goat IMO. Shame on the government.
Thing is they can link him to 4 of the murders. He knew what he was doing. One could be a mistake, 4 is taking the piss out his position as a soldier
Perhaps years of patrolling the steets under threat of been blownup or shot thinking that day could be your last had an effect on his reaction. Unless you've been in that position which 99% of politician's or people have not, they have no right to judge IMO.
That old chestnut. 800 years we brits terrorised the Irish people mind. If anyone should be frigtened it should be them.
I wonder how you would feel if it was your 17 year old son murdered that day. Wanting justice I bet.
AHERNE wrote:NIBluebird wrote:And yet under good Friday agreement murderers were set free.
Yep and I personally think that was wrong too.
Jimmy Scoular wrote:Peter Taylor the BBC journalist who is respected by all sides of the divide was there, it was his first exposure to Irish politics.The reality is I am afraid the Paras were sent in to hit hard, the previous year they had killed 10 people on the Ballymurphy Estate in Belfast.This is now an ongoing inquiry. The RUC questioned the logic of sending in the Paras on that day suggesting another regiment,The orders came from above, good old fashioned duplicity from our wonderful leaders of the time.Now one lonely Para faces the music what about his superiors? Equally what about the people shot in the back, what if that was your son, father, brother? All I do know that was the day when all out war was declared the rest is history I suppose.
Bakedalasker wrote:Jimmy Scoular wrote:Peter Taylor the BBC journalist who is respected by all sides of the divide was there, it was his first exposure to Irish politics.The reality is I am afraid the Paras were sent in to hit hard, the previous year they had killed 10 people on the Ballymurphy Estate in Belfast.This is now an ongoing inquiry. The RUC questioned the logic of sending in the Paras on that day suggesting another regiment,The orders came from above, good old fashioned duplicity from our wonderful leaders of the time.Now one lonely Para faces the music what about his superiors? Equally what about the people shot in the back, what if that was your son, father, brother? All I do know that was the day when all out war was declared the rest is history I suppose.
This is where I stand on this.
the buck stops at the top as the saying goes.
AHERNE wrote:NIBluebird wrote:And yet under good Friday agreement murderers were set free.
Yep and I personally think that was wrong too.
WelshBluebird wrote:He killed innocent civilians who were nothing to do with the fight. Why exactly shouldn't he be prosecuted?
WelshBluebird wrote:He killed innocent civilians who were nothing to do with the fight. Why exactly shouldn't he be prosecuted?
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