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Originally Posted by scandium
Right... rape and murder... just a statistic. 
Edit: there are a few things about this that I find particularly notable:
It involved 4 or 5 perpetrators (depending on the article you look at); unlike the Haditha incident, it was reportedly a "crime of opportunity" (and not done in the heat of battle); three members of her family were killed and the house burned down to cover it up; the incident was initially attributed to sectarian violence (until someone came forward).
Its also a little different from a crime committed by "priests, sweet school teachers, brothers, and the guy working at the news paper stand on the corner" because:
a: None of the above are armed by a foreign occupying power;
b: None of the above are responsible, as an occupying power, for maintaining the security of the people;
c: None of the above are engaged in fighting an insurgency and "winning the hearts and minds of the people". |
I'm not sure what your curiousity or confusion is about. A criminal is a criminal, even if he's whering a uniform. These guys should be prosecuted and it sounds like its already underway.