The article stated:
"The Ministry of Defence should be liable for prosecution over deaths of members of the armed forces during training, say MPs.
The Commons Defence Committee says the MoD should no longer enjoy crown immunity from corporate manslaughter laws in cases of gross negligence."
Are you saying, Scommstech, that the MoD should continue to 'enjoy crown immunity'?
The article stated:
"The Ministry of Defence should be liable for prosecution over deaths of members of the armed forces during training, say MPs.The Commons Defence Committee says the MoD should no longer enjoy crown immunity from corporate manslaughter laws in cases of gross negligence."
Are you saying, Scommstech, that the MoD should continue to 'enjoy crown immunity'?
I don't actually think that the forces do have absolute crown immunity.
They do have their own legal system, based as far as I can gather on British law, all
though I can't guarantee that they have the best legal brains to enforce it..
The civilian police do have access to military irregularities and in cases of death can take action.
That's a somewhat strained argument...like saying that whoever shoots schoolkids was under stress at the time... So there should be more leniency for the killing organisation? Hmmm
Well actually yes............ Nobody in their right mind shoots school kids, so technically they would be under stress at the time.
Well actually yes............ Nobody in their right mind shoots school kids, so technically they would be under stress at the time.
Do you see my point though i.e. using the explanation of stress as a get out clause for a death(s)?
Do you see my point though i.e. using the explanation of stress as a get out clause for a death(s)?
Its a difficult one. Stress does cause people to do strange things. It can blind people to reality, so although in the cold light of day something may seem unthinkable for a split second we can do something that normally we would not.
"Forgive them for they do not know what they do"..........There is a lot of sense in that even though I personally can't say I live up to it..