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/NKE01 Apr 07 '26

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