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Marine kills injured Afghan.

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Geckos48 · 09/11/2013 07:59

Just think, we'd be calling these fellas Heroes had they not been caught.

Makes my blood run cold.
www.itv.com/news/2013-11-07/court-marshall-releases-recording-of-marines-killing-afghan/

So disappointed in our armed forces. Once again.

RowanMumsnet · 09/11/2013 20:39

Evening

Right: first off, only one man has been convicted of anything. We don't want to get into trouble for contempt of court and we're guessing none of you do either, so we've deleted all posts that speculate about the guilt of any other person.

Secondly, please hold off on personal attacks. They're against our Talk Guidelines, as you know.

Thirdly: while we fully understand how angry and upset many of you have been made by the OP's arguments, we think in essence that she is entitled to make them. This is a big news story that's being discussed by many people, and the role of the armed forces in our society is a legitimate topic for debate.

OP, we're going to drop you a mail soon so we'd appreciate it if you could check your inbox.

If the personal attacks continue we might have to get stern about things, so please desist.

Thanks
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RowanMumsnet · 09/11/2013 20:49

@IamInvisible

Do you know what? If I came on here saying all Maths teachers were kidnappers because one did it, people would think I was a bit mad. If I said I had no respect for GP's because Harold Shipman killed some of his patients, I'd be handed a grip. If I said that hospitals couldn't be trusted because one is in the news for falsifying documents, I'd get Hmm faces. If I said every single social worker is shit because it's their fault all those children have died recently, people would tell me I was being ridiculous.

If, everytime someone started a thread about teachers having a terrible job, I said they knew what they signed up for, I'd be called a cunt.

But it is fine and dandy to repeatedly slate the military, not only that accuse them of all sorts of terrible things. It absolutely makes me sick.

Yes they know what they are signing up to, but they do a very difficult job, in difficult conditions.

I don't want my DH to be hero-worshipped. He is just doing his job at the moment 72 hours a week. He hasn't seen his kids for almost 2 months and won't see them at Christmas. But he is a good man, as are the vast majority of the rest of them who are serving and they don't deserve the bashing they are getting, particularly from Geckos.

We do take your point. But as ever on MN, if you were called a cunt, those posts would be deleted (assuming they were reported).

As we said, we're going to drop the OP a mail.

The fact that we're asking for people to stick to the Guidelines shouldn't be taken as an indication that we agree with any particular viewpoint on here, if you know what we mean.

RowanMumsnet · 09/11/2013 20:58

@IamInvisible

Rowan Sorry I wasn't aiming that post at you. I was in the middle of typing it when DH FaceTimed me. By the time I posted, you had posted so it was an unfortunate cross post.Blush

I do apologise.

Ah, no worries! tend to assume all posts are aimed at me Wink

JulieMumsnet · 09/11/2013 23:12

Evening.

We can see that things on here are getting rather heated so we're going to lock this thread until tomorrow.

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