Honour Offer
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — A Few Good Men
Fred_Vs_Ada — 10 years ago(January 20, 2016 08:57 AM)
"We joined the Marines because we wanted to live our lives by a certain code, and we found it in the Corps. Now you're asking us to sign a piece of paper that says we have no honor. You're asking us to say we're not Marines. If a court decides that what we did was wrong, then I'll accept whatever punishment they give. But I believe I was right sir, I believe I did my job, and I will not dishonor myself, my unit, or the Corps so I can go home in six months Sir."
beep that macho beep you're not a Klingon. -
Fred_Vs_Ada — 10 years ago(January 21, 2016 05:12 AM)
beep your code, action is what matters. You killed an innocent, even unarmed man. That's dishonoured you already. That you killed him through following orders doesn't change that, it just means the people who gave you the orders have dishonoured themselves in the same way. Even if they just said "hurt him" and not "kill him". And there's nothing you can do that will take either of those dishonours away. So beep "Unit, Corps, God, Country". That's got nothing to do with why you deserve a full trial. The case needs to go to trial so the people who gave you the orders, who have already dishonoured themselves and are responsible for
you
having already dishonoured
your
self, can face justice. That's what matters. Right and wrong. Not some macho Ice Warrior code of honour beep -
Blue Wave — 3 years ago(June 10, 2022 09:09 PM)
I see the point he was making. I can not disagree with his principles. He believes in a chain of command. He believes in the Marines. That this is what the stand for as he sees it means therefore he believes it. As such he will defend it with his life.