Reuben...fired on a vehicle accelerating into an Iraqi checkpoint. As the vehicle approached the checkpoint, he shot into and stopped the advancing automobile. Approaching it to investigate, the unit saw he had killed the driver. But he had also “splattered his head all over the driver’s child. Six years old. He was sitting in the passenger seat. The fifty caliber does a number on the human body. The man’s head was just gone. It was everywhere.”

Reuben has ruminated over that moment for many years, trying to reconcile how he had followed the standard protocol but with horrific results – and trying to convince himself, as he told us, that he is not a monster.

Most civilians will never carry the burden of mortality that Reuben bears.

No, yeah, you are a fucking monster. I don't give a fuck. The second you realized going into someone elses country and firing into people's fucking civilian homes wasnt gonna be "like Call of Duty" (actual quote -- again, fuck off) any self respecting person who gives a shit about the loss of human life would have left, dishonorably charged or not. Oh, sorry, your EGO is more important.

Boo fucking hoo. I'm sure you wish it was you getting your head blown off with a fucking 50 cal, right? Fuck you. Go have your fucking pity party alone in the corner, or see if you can get the warmongering, racist, profit extracting fucking ghouls you murdered for to give a shit.

[–] Hoodoo@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

A moral person would have just gone AWOL at that point.

A fucking monster complains about how murdering made him feel bad.

NO FUCKING SHIT. WE ARE EVOLVED SPECIFICALLY NOT TO MURDER ONE ANOTHER. THAT BURNING SHAME YOU FEEL IN YOUR MIND IS EVOLUTION TRYING TO TELL YOU HOW WRONG YOU'VE GONE, MOTHERFUCKER.

[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Yes he’s a monster
The Protocols did what they fucking were supposed to, which was make him a monster.

At least i’m hearing he’s feeling bad about it, instead of yelling about doing his job or some shit like a cop would. Yeah

[–] fuckiforgotmypasswor@hexbear.net 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

the crux of this entire piece is "this guy did his job, and now hes sad -- lets feel bad for him."

i suppose him feeling bad that he murdered a father in front of his 6 year old child for the crime of driving a car is preferable to him bragging about it and demanding praise, but frankly the difference is irrelevant to me. if this guy doesn't use his trauma to save future lives and to protest the corporate death machine he uncritically served so he could live out a "Call of Duty" type fantasy, I don't give a shit about him. but to be fair, i have friends who are ex-military who did tours in Iraq and I know that arc takes some time.