“... how would you explain to the SOCCENT that he is getting innocent people killed by enforcing the Uniform Code of Military Justice?”
In a PC corruppted culture ALL aspects of life including those that serve Law and Order serve PC FIRST. By definition nothing may be done until it is scrutinazed thru the lense of PC. Conversely (and here’s where it pertains to your question)in the same PC corruppted culture many things are done to SOLEY TO SATISFY PC. And THAT will result in ultimate failure in the field and of the mission.
If you don’t believe this stay tuned. A military crash that has been two generations in the making is not long off.
Thank you for your post.
“Conversely (and here’s where it pertains to your question)in the same PC corruppted culture many things are done to SOLEY TO SATISFY PC.”
I've never heard of political correctness referred to as cultural corruption, but I think you make an interesting point in doing so.
In this case, however, I think that it would be overly superficial to chalk the decision up to mere political correctness. If I put myself in the shoes of an officer in charge of securing prisoners and I received a report that one of the prisoners had been punched or beaten, I would have to look into it. And I would have to take action if I found the allegations to be credible. If someone is given an order not to beat prisoners, and he smacks one anyway, we've got an issue. The problem here is that the response is potentially disproportionate to the alleged punch. Three elite soldiers serving in a combat zone should not be court martialed for punching a terrorist in the face. But neither can the US military condone punching prisoners in the Green Zone. There is a legitimate dilemma here.
"A military crash that has been two generations in the making is not long off."
I hope that prediction does not come true, TalBlack.