[The Counter-Sniper]

Originally Posted by BallisticWookie

He's not a war criminal, because the evidence is so lacking that any charges against him would be thrown out in court. No evidence, no proof, no charge, no crime. Also I think he well and truly redeemed himself of any war crimes commited through his actions throughout the war. Who are you to call him a fucking war criminal ? eek:

Add to the fact, that they had no real means of keeping German POW's locked up, no rear echelon to send the prisoners too, and the Para's were'nt moving back, they were moving forward. Keeping German prisoners with them would have been a burden to them, downgraded their combat effectiveness and been just a plain 'ole pain in the ass.

I'll say this. I certainly would not have condoned what Spiers did because I have always said that one of the things that separates a soldier from a common mercenary is that he/she obeys the rules of war. However, under the circumstances that the 101st found themselves in, it's not hard to understand why Spiers did what he did. It's easy for us to judge because we were not there. I don't think any of us here have the right to question what those men did, because who is to say what we would have done.