Sgt Alexander Blackman

[Tugay One Cup]

Absolutely not at all. I'm not attached emotionally at all and have only given it minimal reading attention myself.

Your original comment on this thread was ill-thought out and contradictory.

Please expand, I'm genuinely interested in hearing what you have to say.

 

[Ban-jani]

Please expand, I'm genuinely interested in hearing what you have to say.

I pointed this out on my post responding to your original post?

You didn't know the facts and called posters fucking disgusting.

 

[TFC]

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[Tugay One Cup]

I pointed this out on my post responding to your original post?

You didn't know the facts and called posters fucking disgusting.

Firstly, I have no idea why you immediately jumped to the conclusion that I had zero empathy for the guy despite explicitly stating I wasn't passing judgement on the case itself.

Secondly, I stated that their comments were disgusting, not the people themselves. I stand by what I said given the clumsy mental gymnastics being carried out to attempt to justify and even glorify an instance of murder manslaughter which has only been deemed excusable by means of diagnosis of a serious mental health issue.

The actions of Blackman have been equated to "shooting a paedophile who you have caught fucking your child." If you think that's a reasonable comment then please crack on.

 

[sir baconface]

Has all the hallmarks of an "expedient solution", which was surely the best way out of a tricky, unwelcome and unedifying situation.

Kudos to his fantastic wife.

 

[Ban-jani]

Firstly, I have no idea why you immediately jumped to the conclusion that I had zero empathy for the guy despite explicitly stating I wasn't passing judgement on the case itself.

Secondly, I stated that their comments were disgusting, not the people themselves. I stand by what I said given the clumsy mental gymnastics being carried out to attempt to justify and even glorify an instance of murder manslaughter which has only been deemed excusable by means of diagnosis of a serious mental health issue.

The actions of Blackman have been equated to "shooting a paedophile who you have caught fucking your child." If you think that's a reasonable comment then please crack on.

Where did I state you had no empathy? I said the posters on here did.

I know what you stated, that's why I highlighted your admission that you didn't know the facts.

Blackman shot a man who was a terrorist and a murderer of innocent people. The man he shot had also been involved in the brutal killings of many of his friends and colleagues using underhand tactics. Blackman was in a particularly terrible position, in a terrible war and with mental health issues.

I don't think this constitutes murder, given the circumstances and without little information you claimed its why you don't venture into this forum often.

 

[kinkyblue]

Well said, there are far too many who think playing C.O.D. on the x-box qualifies them to judge a bloke who gets shot at for real, nobody says he didn`t do wrong, but the circumstances are a huge mitigation.

No they are not, he should never have done it, no excuse for it, especially as an NCO. We are supposed to be above this sort of thing in these conflicts

 

[Televators]

Something that often crosses my mind when this case pops up - did the 'supergrass' not breach the official secrets act?

 

[blueonblue]

No they are not, he should never have done it, no excuse for it, especially as an NCO. We are supposed to be above this sort of thing in these conflicts

We are above that sort of thing, but its we sat here judging in safety, it looks a lot different when its just a you that has been told the enemy is bad, your fighting for good, go and kill the f*ckers, thats all they are, f*ckers trying to kill you.

 

[kinkyblue]

We are above that sort of thing, but its we sat here judging in safety, it looks a lot different when its just a you that has been told the enemy is bad, your fighting for good, go and kill the f*ckers, thats all they are, f*ckers trying to kill you.

I understand that better than you know


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