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Originally Posted by Manx
Whether I have been in combat is entirely irrelevant. If you shoot an injured man in the head, if you rape an enemy woman, etc - you are a mentally deranged individual who needs to be behind bars.
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I would say the two are very different scenarios. I would never, ever condone rape.
however, killing an injured man in a hostile situation where many "injured" men have been boobie traps (a common scenario), is, at times, justifiable and not worthy of prison. That being said, had I been in a similar situation, I may have pulled the trigger too. You never know if they have pulled the pin on a grenade and just waiting for the chance to release it. Your primary job in the service is to protect yourself and your buddies.
Whether you have been anywhere near combat is very relevant. Not for the rape, but for the other scenario you posed. Rape is never acceptable, in my book, never.