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Soldier may get jail time for best intentions

July 21, 2010 - 10:49pm

Alexandria Eldridge, Senior News Editor

“Mercy killing” is illegal under the Canadian Force’s code of conduct, but in some circumstances, it’s the only humane option. When an Afghan commander ordered Captain Robert Semrau to leave a wounded Taliban behind, he chose to shoot the unarmed man rather than leave him to die a slow, agonizing death.

Semrau was found not guilty of second degree murder, but faces up to five years in prison for disgraceful conduct — because he tried to do what was right.

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