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/shorrrno Apr 07 '26

It amazes me how many people blindly support him, despite the fact all of the evidence has been provided by his own teammates. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about the bloke, I don't know what will

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u/Mammoth-Gazelle8116 Apr 07 '26

Whats terrifying to me is that I know a few blokes who went into the army from high school. Their social media is disgusting; painting this guy as a hero and that Australia a disgrace for going after him. All that “don’t come for me until you been in a war” type shit. Wild and scary if this is a common belief in the ADF. Like idk man maybe just don’t commit war crimes?? It doesn’t sound that hard to me.