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Originally Posted by razark
Question for any former/current military or law enforcement individuals (Americans) here:
If you were given the order to pull the trigger on your fellow American citizens, would you?
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And how many of your fellow soldiers would have?
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It would also depend on the circumstances.
If out of the blue, the POTUS says "Hey! shoot those Americans", I would have a hard time determining whether that is a legal order.
On the other hand, if we have Americans engaged in violent acts against citizens; if they are trying to overthrow our government through violent and unconstitutional ways; if my orders are to secure an area against hostile forces, and I get the order to shoot Americans, I would follow my orders and shoot the violent offenders.
At least I hope I would. In my military career, I was never ordered to shoot Americans, but I was put in many situations where, in safeguarding nuclear material, I had the authorization to protect the material from any unauthorized people. Since I was in Utah at the time, I don't think they were concerned with the ruskies, but from Americans.