OFFICER IS ACQUITTED; ENDED GUNNER’S AGONY
.................... Defense Counsel.................based his case on the contention that the defendant had acted irrationally under great emotional strain. The issue that the shooting was an act of mercy was not raised by the defense..................
Mercy killings are forbidden for a number of reasons. One being it isn't the role of untrained soldiers to make medical decisions as to which type wound is, or is not recoverable.