I can see there being a solid moral justification for killing killers at murky points in our past that these types of punishments come down to us from. Where there was a credible expectation that a person would do x again and lacking the vast and complex incarceration infrastructure we now have, options for preventing that were extremely limited to nonexistent. Same justification on a committed battlefield. Shoot him before he shoots you or your buddies. No way around this - just through.
As hyper social cooperators there's going to be alot of overlap between what's good-for societies, what's good-for us, and what we find satisfaction in. A behavioral feedback loop. I'd put executing war criminals in the set of the bad, but within that set, closer to robbing a 7-11 than the crimes they're being executed for. If some people find genuine satisfaction in the death of their victimizers - that's probably a good thing. Not a reason to do it, but maybe the only positive that can actually come from it. We probably shouldn't undervalue satisfaction and closure from an event as traumatic and consequential as a warcrime.
As hyper social cooperators there's going to be alot of overlap between what's good-for societies, what's good-for us, and what we find satisfaction in. A behavioral feedback loop. I'd put executing war criminals in the set of the bad, but within that set, closer to robbing a 7-11 than the crimes they're being executed for. If some people find genuine satisfaction in the death of their victimizers - that's probably a good thing. Not a reason to do it, but maybe the only positive that can actually come from it. We probably shouldn't undervalue satisfaction and closure from an event as traumatic and consequential as a warcrime.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
