tifino Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said: Commanders are responsible for what happens under their command. "I didn't know" is not a defence. As they say, ignorance is not an excuse under the law. yes... as the current CDF was back then the Officer Commanding SAS. The Buck Stops with the Boss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/20/2020 at 12:42 PM, thaibeachlovers said: It's always different from the safety of one's room far away from the fighting. Its not different for this ex sas commander. https://www.news.com.au/national/exsas-commander-andrew-hastie-hits-out-at-toxic-personalities-after-war-crimes-report/news-story/930a574a5e6bd6a807c101c9980eb9bd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sujo said: Its not different for this ex sas commander. https://www.news.com.au/national/exsas-commander-andrew-hastie-hits-out-at-toxic-personalities-after-war-crimes-report/news-story/930a574a5e6bd6a807c101c9980eb9bd From the link “The warrior ethos I sometimes saw was about power, ego and self-adulation. It worshipped war itself. It was the opposite of the humility that I expected to find at SASR. Did he grow up on stories of King Arthur? One gets all sorts in the military, and not all ( none in my actual experience ) conform to the myth of white knights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said: I fail to see the relevance of that to what I said. your statement about 'the enemy at the gates' and how soldiers are not appreciated was basically what Nicholson says in " A Few Good Men " - a little dramatic for me.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bell1234 Posted November 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2020 Sadly it's all True.. My buddy who i served with was in that Unit from 2012 to 2015.. He knows a couple of the shooters.. They are banged to rights and rightly so. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 10 hours ago, Bell1234 said: Sadly it's all True.. My buddy who i served with was in that Unit from 2012 to 2015.. He knows a couple of the shooters.. They are banged to rights and rightly so. Please allow the criminal investigation to occur rather than conviction by speculation and hearsay. Please remember no individuals have been charged yet. There are rules to achieve charges and then the due process of trial, and then conviction beyond reasonable doubt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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