On Killing by LtCol Dave Grossman, 2009, Excerpts
The guilt and trauma of an average
human being who is forced to murder innocent civilians don’t necessarily have to
wait years before they swell up into revulsion and rebellion. Sometimes the
executioner cannot resist the forces that cause him to kill, but the still,
small voice of humanity and guilt wins out shortly thereafter. This guilt
becomes virtually unavoidable when the killer’s side has lost and must answer
for its actions. And if the soldier truly acknowledges the magnitude of his
crime, he must rebel violently.
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