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Originally Posted by natehale1971
Being that draconian would be very... counter-productive. If enlisted persons know that any infraction can end up with an execution done out of hand without some kind of due process and wonder what the hell they're fighting for...
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Survival.
90% of the world is dead. Their home countries are in ruins. There won't be much left for most but pure survival. Many will fight for themselves, nothing else.
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and could easily see the personnel committing mutinity if they see the officer in charge as a maritante who is just shooting people.
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If allows the group to survive by removing those threatening the survival of the group, his men will see him as a hero.
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During WW2 I have read of civilians asking the US Army to investgiate and help with providing justice for criminal offenses.
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In 2000, this is entirely up to the whim of the local encounter as to how the local population is treated. Civilians won't get justice if it interferes with the needs of his unit.