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A soldier would not only be justified it would be his duty to disobey an unlawful order.

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Is there a punishment to a soldier disobeying direct unlawful order?

He/she would be subject to martial court and depending on the circumstances, may be dishonorably discharged. The court will determine whether or not the soldier had a right to disobey such orders he/she felt were worth disobeying. There are situations where a soldier may legally disobey orders of a higher ranking officer, an example would be if the soldier were ordered to kill innocent civilians and refused


Is it right if you are going to be shot that you shoot the person who is going to kill you like kill them or they kill you sort of thing?

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How did Hitler get his soldiers to kill all the innocent children and babies?

He commanded them, and if they didn't follow his orders, they themselves would be exterminated.


What are the appropriateness of civil war disobedience to achieve a goal?

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Would soldiers ever be justified in refusing the order to fight?

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Why was johnny justified in killing bob?

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Everywhere, but our governments still do it anyway.


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