HotGuns

A soldier can respect an enemy soldier and still kill him.
A BG on the street trying to kill you gets no respect.

A intelligent man would have a harder time with the aftermath killing an enemy soldier that is just doing his job than he would when killing some thug that just wants your stuff and has no qualms with hurting to get it. Its all about respect.


You better beleive it...because in many places, you are danged if you do and danged if you dont...its a no win situation.

kikr

Try sitting with two CWO's talking about hand receipts...with no grog. God Bless my DD214. LOL

Anyways, I liked Grossman's book. Disagreed with alot of it but found alot of it useful as well. The key in reading anything is that your reading the authors opinion of the findings of his research. I was especially pleased with the section on the aftermath of a shooting. Most people only plan up to the shooting itself and dont think about dealing with the psychological effect afterwards. Or the physical for that matter. All in all good book.

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We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.
George Orwell