You are supposed to disobey orders from your superiors if someone tells you to commit an unsafe act or if you are ordered to do something that constitutes criminal activity.

Here's an interesting article that goes and talks about that--it's an interview with a prof from West Point, the Psychologist who did the Stanford Prisoners study and some other guy.

 

It's pretty interesting.

 

Intersting (but disturbing) Article

That is totally false.  There are a great number of deeply religous people in the military services and the potential for having to kill someone is not an issue because they believe its for a good cause.

There are definitely times (events) wherein the taking of another person's life is completely justified. For example, self defense, where your life, or the lives of others is (are) endangered; in times of war; capital punishment; and IMO, euthanasia.

Here's an interesting article that goes and talks about that--it's an interview with a prof from West Point, the Psychologist who did the Stanford Prisoners study and some other guy.

 

It's pretty interesting.

 

Intersting (but disturbing) Article

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Unless there's strict leadership, unless there's clear leadership that prevents the abuse of power, that power will seep out. That power, that sadistic impulse will dominate. That's what we saw in our prison. That's what you see in Abu Ghraib.

 

And there lies the reason why this is a culture issue. We no longer live in a society that cheerishes respect for life like we once did. Abortion, Vietnam, Watergate, & Monica & several other events have eroded America's ability to believe in an leadership stemming from individuals. Name the number of people whose leadership you respect at a near 100% level in your life? Most of us can't even name a few.

 

Which means that endoctrination is the only form left for leadership in our society.

Unless the guards are endoctrinated to respect life then majority rule will take over.

And by majority rule it will be the natural born leaders whose agenda in a mob will always dictate mob rule. Natural born leaders are very charasmatic & compelling for the majority of persons to comply.

 

That kind of endoctrination isn't going to come from a basic training class or two.

It needs to become endoctrinated early on during the school years & re-inforced over & over again during the development of the child to an adult. Having reached adulthood it shouldn't stop there either. That's why it needs to be endoctrinated into the culture of our society. Students should arrive had adult hood with such strong moral consciences that such immoral acts become unthinkable.