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Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales could be sentenced to death if convicted on any of the 17 counts of murder filed against him Friday for allegedly embarking on a bloody shooting rampage in Afghan villages, the U.S. military said.
In addition to the charges accusing him of murder "with premeditation," the 38-year-old faces six counts of assault and attempted murder.
Authorities say Bales left a remote outpost in Kandahar province's Panjwai district early March 11 and went house-to-house, gunning down villagers.
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Soldiers are taught to kill but only when ordered and never innocent civilians as that task is left for our bombs where unintended victims (like this situation) is calculated into the kill ratio.
Army Staff Sgt. Bales acted on his own initiative which is also a no/no in the military, especially the Army does not operate like a democracy.
The US Army "turned on" this killing machine but failed to turn him off - so now, we must silence his self-authorizations in true military style.
SOLDIERS, Please remember that you can only kill when ordered that way your superior will go on trial not you as you were just following orders like in Nazi Germany.
Wars seem to rob us all of our humanity.
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