Forgivness; It's a privilege.

     Forgivness is given out too easily to those who do not deserve it, and yet a soldier who obeys his commander and shoots an unarmed mother and child usually does not receive this benefit. I believe he or she should. During many dictatorships, for an example, the Holocaust under Hitler's rule, soldiers are given strict instructions as to what they are to do. Many of the tasks they are given are very unhumane, such as shooting a mother and her child. Any human being would become emotional over having to do such a thing, so the soldier would feel regret and sorrow for what he or she has done. Therefore, I believe he or she should not be punished and should be forgiven. After all, they were only doing what they pledged they would do: obey their dictator.