Who was on board to stop them from shooting the MP in self defense if he is threatening to shoot them for peacefully leaving
@shortstories You do not understand MPs are the authority.
They are Police, for the Military. Would you shoot a cop committing even an illegal act that endangered your own life?
These MPs are given license to use force, during time of war. It does not explicitly say that in the UCMJ but I can assure you, this is something we come to understand and talk about. Especially on deployment.
Anarchy in the age of dinosaurs
To sir with a grenade
discusses "accidental deaths" among military officials who were in positions to give commands and how such "accidents" were encouraged during the Vietnam war by war protestors