
Journal mercedo's Journal: Dead At Large, Dead In Custody 7
2,172,000 Japanese people (1,500,000 combatants, 672,000 non-combatants)were confirmed to be dead in WWII, but after they surrendered, after they were occupied by GHQ(General Headquater in Tokyo lead by general MacArthur), no one was hurt by US troops.
It was inevitable to have casualties and death toll during the war in a warfare in the event of war, but how about the death caught or captured or put in a camp and scentenced to death without any reasons.
Death at large is inevitable but death in custody is absurd and hard to accept.
I read many Japanese soldiers killed themselves before being caught by enemies. I still believe this is the only right way soldiers should follow.
suicidal soldiers (Score:1)
While you have to admire their loyalty and courage, this practice cost the Japanese dearly during the war. In particular, pilots going down with their planes. At the end of the war, thye had few well trained and experienced combat pilots.
In battles like Tarawa, the Japanese could have put up an even more effective resistance had they not committed suicide instead of risking capture.
Generally Speaking (Score:1)
That's not right (Score:2)
Re:That's not right (Score:1)
Kind of late chiming in on this (Score:2)
Re:Kind of late chiming in on this (Score:1)
I think you are suggesting the current situation of US immigration. That's too bad. How can you prevent it?
Re:Kind of late chiming in on this (Score:2)
Yes- we are in the same situation in the United States. Depending on how you look at it, we're either 300% above carrying capacity or 50% below. Unlike a concentration camp, you can't simply count the beds to get carrying capacity; other environmental concerns need to be considered.
How to prevent it? There are only two ways to prevent it- stop the inflow or increase the outflow. On the Maxamacro