US Soldiers Trade Iraqi Dead Photos for Porn (This can't be true, can it?)

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Yes I suppose they do but I am not really talking about the "official" or "police" response to this incident. Bad apples should be punished. However, shouldn't the justice be carried out in such a way so as not to endanger the lives of all the good apples?

If one tree has a couple of bad apples you don't chop down the entire orchard.

oy....first flightless birds now apple trees

Last night, my husband snorted and said "they're already in danger." He doesn't think soldiers are more or less in danger as a result of this reporting. I know he doesn't speak for all soldiers or veterans, but he has a bit more clout than me on that aspect. (And did I mention that my husband's a rabid conservative?)

Second: If justice is being carried out, then by all means let's get out of it's way. I'm not a fan of cameras in the courtroom, re-enactments on CourtTV, chasing officials into their homes when they're just trying to take the kids to school, etc. However, in this case the website persists, new content gets added, and the official government word so far is apparently a giant "oh well." And isn't that why a free press is supposed to be so fantastic? To ensure that information gets to the people so that the people can then make appropriate voting choices if government is not carrying out the people's will? Don't we raise a hue and cry when other governments limit press reporting on unflattering conduct?

If the government's soundbite on this issue was "We agree that this sort of conduct is inappropriate and will take steps to identify those responsible and take appropriate disciplinary action. Thank you for bringing this to our attention." then I might be persuaded to give them a moment to carry our their justice or whathaveyou. But that doesn't seem to be the case so far.