Comment on Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith arrested, expected to be charged with war crime of murder

blind3rdeye@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Nath@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  There was probably reluctance to accept it as true because he’s a VC recipient. One of the only seven living recipients in the world. These guys are meant to all be heroes. And what this dude did in 2011 was heroic. It’s just that he (allegedly) did stuff after that date that we don’t want to believe a hero is capable of.

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  • Sturgist@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Being a hero and being a monster aren’t mutually exclusive sadly.

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