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[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 6 days ago

If I grew up poor and joined a gang because I didn't have a lot of good options, how much slack should I get for killing someone?

The answer isn't zero, but it's also not "these innocent troops were forced to do horrible things and none of it is on them."