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During the campaign seventy-three Italian prisoners were murdered by soldiers in the 45th Division. General Omar Bradley ordered two men to face a general court-martial for premeditated murder. The men's main defence was that they were obeying orders issued by Patton. In order to protect Patton from the charge of war crimes, Bradley decided to drop the investigation into the murder of the Italian soldiers.
AB's is this the Patton you refer to? Again from your own sites.
So "rules" can be transgressed as long as you can get away with them, would this be a fair reflection of American football, dressed up as gamesmanship, do you doubt AB that sport reflects the society it is embedded in?
In Ki-o-Rahi the players self ref their own game even in the heat of intense physical confrontation, they are still clear headed enough and mentally aware of the "rules". This is from the social to rep games.
Thanks for the great example of Patton, got any others?
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