Therefore there should be no consequences? I throw away the speedometer in my car, therefore I should not be cited for speeding?
no, but he shouldn't be tried on the idiotic 'rules are rules' thinking, but based on his specific circumstances.
" I throw away the speedometer in my car, therefore I should not be cited for speeding?"
Several years ago there was a man whose wife was having a heart attack. He was driving her to the hospital. He was speeding.
He was pulled over by a cop. He explained to the cop his wife was having a heart attack. Instead of helping him out, or escorting him to the hospital, the cop lectured him on speeding and how he should have called for an ambulance instead. This went on for several minutes.
The cop believed in 'rules are rules' instead of actually using his freaking brain. The woman died.
BTW, there were no consequences for the 'rules are rules' cop. Probably because some equally brain dead moron thought he did the right thing.
The point is rules are written by people far away from combat in the safety of their offices. They are guidelines that you should follow as well as possible. However, there are times when following those guidelines is the wrong thing to do - it may be counter productive or even dangerous. If someone breaks the rules they can be investigated for it. However, that doesn't mean because they broke the rules, they should be automatically convicted for it. Doing so without taking into account the circumstances for the rule breaking is just incredibly idiotic.