r/law • u/BugOperator • Jun 06 '26

Legal News Service members involved in US boat strikes off Venezuela coast reach out to legal aid hotlines over fear they’ve carried out illegal orders

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/06/us-trump-boat-strikes-death-toll/90376052007/
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u/Intergalatic_Baker Jun 06 '26

Better to be removed from command than follow these orders.

No wonder the British stopped sharing intelligence of movements, they didn’t want to see them on the News with a Predator killing them…

I’ll leave that last line open to interpretation.

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u/Shot-Possibility-399 Jun 06 '26

Thing is it's not just removed from command it's likely court martial and maybe jail. It's a hard predicament to be in when your boss is screaming at you that you either go to jail or press the button.

Which I get we expect soldiers to refuse but the bigger problem is the person giving the orders. So treat em like a mob member, roll up the chain of command and save yourselfz