"Krieg vertiert." (Egon Bahr)
"Determination and cruelty are two different things." (me
)
"Carelessness for lives is a sign for detoriating moral and discipline in an army. " (my grandfather, fought in WWII).
If the story is true, committing these murders in times of war inside a warzone means to me they should be courtmartialed and shot. A question of both discipline and principle.