The whole urination thing just doesn't really stack up to the fact these men are killing the enemy.
Killing the enemy. Also generally known, or should be known as, eliminating the threat.
It has practical gain, sometimes it is the only truly viable option. The intentional humiliation or disgusting negligence after that is nothing short of a degradation of your faction.
I can see your point at how urinating on the bodies doesn't give the men any advantage in the war, but it really doesn't give the men any real disadvantage in the war either.
A "because they can" attitude towards the situation... not really beneficial to anyone.
It's a distasteful act, but we need to keep in mind that these soldiers killed these people. Murder is sort of a bigger deal than urinating on the dead bodies.
They are trained to become killers, but they do not perceive it as killing another human being. It is doing what has to be done.
Anyone who is willing to kill another human being shouldn't be expected to respect their enemies after killing them.
It is an effort to disrespect. There is a difference.
Also, the reasons for killing another human being is something that should be brought up.
There is no practical gain from that form of humiliation.
but the fact the mafia killed someone is sort of the bigger deal here, not how the body was treated.
People hear about murders all the time. The thing about the news is that it needs something unique, otherwise, what is the big deal? No, I'm not saying that's right. What I'm saying is that there appears to be NO recognition to the fact that any of this was unnecessary, whereas direct comparisons between a murder and that behavior seem to be the thing shed light on.
2. Although I would be mad if one of my fallen comrades were urinated on, I'd be even more pissed off that my comrade was DEAD.
Yes, but you can at least empathize to the smallest degree that maybe the guy killed purely in self-defense. The urination shows an utter disregard for any form of actual message and only goes to desecrate his / her corpse and name.
You can't support a war and protect your enemies feelings at the same time.
Again, it's not just about the enemy. Please go through my entire argument.
Yes, urinating on the bodies of your enemy will offend them, but so will shooting them dead! If we really cared about everyone's feelings, then nobody would be killing each other in the first place.
Your only point is that of comparison. You've basically ignored my entire argument of treating the situation in absolutes and more so the point that it's not just a disrespect to the enemy.
Beyond that of the Afghan National Army, it's a disrespect to yourself.
- H