Even if you thought that stabbing the Bush=bad

[archenemy]

How could you think this is complainable?

 

http://www.turnto23.com/news/11177861/detail.html?subid=22100581&qs=1;bp=t

 

How self rightous can you be to judge this guy for this act of free speech?

[sobo]

I don't know, Arch. Although the guy may be getting a rough ride for his expression of free speech (and I don't agree that he should get a rough ride for it), let's look at it from the other side: If he has a problem with committing sins by killing people, then maybe he shouldn't have joined an organization that has a high probability (and past record) of killing people. The government does recognize conscientious objector status. He could have asked for a different assignment than combat patrol. Or maybe he shouldn't have joined the Rangers in the first place?? Just a thought...

[Dechristo]

I'll bet the soldier didn't have as much of a problem with killing "the enemy" hypothetically when he joined as he does, now, that it's fact. There also may be the issue of the conditions under which he did some of the killing: for some, it's not hard to justify the action if you're in a "kill, or be killed" situation. However, it may be another story if you're picking off "targets" from an undetected position as if it were an elk hunt.

 

And then there's the ugly everlasting subject of Sin.

[tvashtarkatena]

"Thou shalt not kill."

 

Not a lot of wiggle room there.