LIBUNAO, MA .

VICTORIA P
EVIDENCE SAT 8:00 am to 12:00 nn
ANALYIS OF FEW GOOD MEN.
The movie is about two marines indicated for the murder for their
fellow marine. It was alleged that Private First Class William Santiago
died because of lactic acidosis triggered by the assault inflicted by
Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private Lowden Downey which was
ordered by their plantoon commander Lieutenant Kenderick the order
was to train Santiago to respect the chain of command. However,
lieutenant Kendrick broke the chain and wrote directly the NIS asking
for the transfer, in exchange for the information about an illegal fenceline shooting. When colonel Nathan Jessep commander learned about
the letter he ordered the training of Private Santiago. In Guantanamo
Bay this so called training refers to the Code Red which was defined
as the discipline of marines within the unit, without involving the
proper authorities navy Jag Corp. When the navy learned the death of
Santiago, Dawson and downey were placed under arrest and moved to
Washington DC to be court martialed.
Thus, Lieutenant Junior Grade Daniel kaffee defends two U.S Marines
not guilty of murder because their superior officers, Col Jessep and 1 st
lieutenant Kendrick ordered them to carry out a Code red but them
men are dishonorably discharged for having caused Santiagos death
through their conduct unbecoming a United States Marine. On ethical
grounds they would have been better off notifying the appropriate
authorities of the nature of the order and the circumstances in which
the order was to be executed. However, as fellow marines under a
commanding officer, they were compelled to follow orders without
looking into the moral aspects of their actions. A marines discipline is
taken very seriously by his commanding officers, however this does not
apply imply that discipline takes priority over the mental and physical
health of marine. Santiagos heart condition was no secret despite this
fact, he was given the Code Red knowing full well that he may not be
able to take the pressure definitely an unethical decision on the part
of the authorities concerned.