Germany has discontinued investigating a soldier who killed an Afghan woman and two children last year, citing murder by fright as just cause.
The unnamed staff sergeant from the 350th Military Police Battalion killed the civilians in a hail of bullets on August 28, 2008, when he opened fire at them from behind in the town of Kunduz, reported Spiegel Online last week.
He claimed that he was frightened of being attacked and therefore decided to act preemptively against the Afghans, although the car the family were traveling in had turned round and was moving away from the German checkpoint.
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So just because he was 'frightened' gives him immunity for murdering women and children. Crazy!
The poor little petal wasn't frightened when he
ReplyDeletesigned himself away to fight the bogeyman, all
gun ho for Big Daddy Gov no doubt.
Those he murdered probably gave him a look that angered him is more likely the scenario for his actions, as they turned away from the checkpoint.
Limp excuses for the men of steel in uniform
is now acceptable it seems.