Should US soldiers in Iraq get immunity from killing innocent Iraqis in most cases?

Immunity, definitly not, I find it disturbing just to consider it. I believe that our system of innocent until proven guilty should still apply.





Do you think those Marines that Massacred 24 civilians in their own homes and then raping a 14 year old girl should be considered for immunity? If there was a law like that it'd be harder to prosecute such criminals that give our country a horrible name. Just because men and women where the uniform, it does not mean they should be put on a higher pedistal, they represent the US and as such should give us a good name.


You can read about it here and if you don't trust the source just type in Haditha Massacre in search engine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haditha_kil鈥?/a> Theres really no excuse for this.


You can read about more instances here too http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,鈥?/a>





On that Sniper case above, I don't know the whole story, but from that vague account you gave, he was surprised and if anything should be charged with manslaughter which could be as low as a few years in sentencing. But even then, he was on a battlefield and if a investigation determined he did it in selfdefence, then he should have a minor punishment.





Ofcourse I'm a person that believes punishment of individuals keeps a organization in good health.Should US soldiers in Iraq get immunity from killing innocent Iraqis in most cases?
No they should not in most cases. Their is a huge difference between making a mistake and thinking out and killing a known innocent civilian. The sniper case bothers me on many levels-a big part of it is the fact that six ';snipers'; were hiding together (unusual in itself since they typically work in teams) and they all went to sleep without posting a watch-never heard of any military unit breaking that rule in the field regardless of how well hidden you think you are. Those troops might have been well trained snipers but they used poor judgment in many areas which led to the worst decision of all-not posting the watch and letting themselves be found. I do not understand Army ranks but thought a Specialist was a technician and not front line infantry much less a sniper so can't figure out why he was with them either. In this case I do not think immunity should have been given and really have some doubts on what this sniper team was doing and how well trained they were to do it; honestly, the whole thing just feels funny/wrong. Civilians killed in a cross fire or accidentally should the military person be punished or charged-No but in cases like this then yes they should be; if they can justify it then should be found innocent but in this case I do not think it was justified or necessary especially since it was basically caused by them not following either common sense of military training to establish a outpost.Should US soldiers in Iraq get immunity from killing innocent Iraqis in most cases?
It would depend on the circumstances.
No.





Because what I was taught in the military was something called: ';The Law of Armed Conflct';.





We had to be sure that who we shooting at were in fact combatants.


This Law was set up after Vietnam to help prevent some of the atrocities committed there. Nothing quite so disturbing like someone who decided that War was the perfect excuse to indulge in serial killing.
If it is an accident yes, **** happens.
YES.............
Service men put their lives at risk more than they have to so they won't cause civilian casualties. But when it does happen you have to remember that it's war.





Just like the latest court hearing for the Army sniper. He was doing his job, then suddenly a non-uniformed person discovers his hide. Then he shot the man. Only to discover that the man was unarmed afterward. He did exactly what he was trained to do, defend himself in a potentially threatening situation. Now he might get life for his honorable service.





It's sad that we would do this to those that risk their lives for this nation.
Yes they should. We are at war.