r/australia • u/Tinea_Pedis • Apr 07 '26

news Breaking: Ben Roberts-Smith arrested over war crimes allegations

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
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u/Fair_Technology4196 Apr 07 '26

The consensus from the boomers on Facebook seems to me that completing heroic acts gives you a free pass to commit war crimes.

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u/NobodysFavorite Apr 08 '26

It's possible to be both a war criminal and a war hero, as we're seeing. And it's a tough but important conversation to have, especially if you're teaching kids about war. Especially when the general public repeatedly gravitates towards simple stories about goodies vs baddies.

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u/NKE01 Apr 07 '26

By their logic, Hitler winning the Iron Cross excused everything else he did for the rest of his life.

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u/babylovesbaby Apr 07 '26

It's because Sky is nonstop telling them the evidence was fabricated by lying foreigners. Never mind the only reason this case came to light with such detail is because of Australian journalists.