In effect Horrachie was part of an FBI SWAT team. Discipline must be 100% and orders obeyed instantly. In the field they would not have the luxury of second guessing their commanders. If Horrachie had the luxury of analyzing the situation, the legality of the rules of engagement, the circumstances under which the FBI agent was killed he would probably not have pulled the trigger. The members of the SWAT team must have faith in their commanders and the judgement of their commanders. If they do not have this faith it is no longer a team and becomes a bunch of men with guns trying to do a job and without a plan or leadership. In this case their faith was misplaced. Yes, cold blooded murder occurred that day. The murderer was not Horrachie but his commanders.
This is far different than the war crimes of the Nazis. The Nazis committed these crimes day after day for years. The men that followed those orders knew what they were doing and knew it was wrong.
I fault my government for not putting the commanders at Ruby Ridge on trial for murder.