Thanks for the ping, Lancey. Good article on what sppears to be a dangerous shift from warfare to lawfare. From the article,
The end result of this disturbing trend is, as one soldier recently put it, "Battle Command via 15-6" – referring to Army Regulation 15-6, the rulebook for conducting command-directed investigations. Such investigations often improperly judge the righteousness of a line-of-duty engagement by the end result or the amount of political fallout it generates.
One of the authors, David "Bo" Bolgiano, I believe was also an expert witness for LCpl Justin Sharratt, Haditha Marine, and testified at his hearing on the use of force in combat environments
here. Words Twice, thought you might find this article interesting.