Thread:Love Robin/@comment-24859393-20170404150354/@comment-1705775-20170405042717

no, Pyle was played way too much as a victim and it was the Vietnam War - one of the most brutal modern wars (at least for the target audience (America) ) - I'm not American and have little understanding but I do know a universal "truth" of war (sadly) : it makes people do horrific things and we can't label them "evil" unless it is a deliberate move or beyond "code of war" etc..

War is very much Hell, Pyle was subjected to abuse and he cracked under pressure.. he was depicted as a victim, shown by the fact that he committed suicide shortly after killing Hartman.. he snapped, became overwhelmed with grief and was ultimately the victim of many factors (lack of understanding in making sure soldiers have proper mental checks, the ideology at the time that bullying (even physical violence) was acceptable for training troops etc.. there's a reason modern military doesn't (officially) function as it did in 60s / 70s.. sadly to learn such things incidents like Pyle had to occur).