I swapped to the headline that is presented on the page as opposed to the shorter summary headline.
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith arrested, expected to be charged with war crime of murder
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/ben-roberts-smith-war-crimes-allegations-arrest/106537668
10 Comments
Setiyeti93@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 161d
Literally just watched the boy boy video talking about this prick (our friend is going to prison)
May he suffer.
eureka@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 161d
Link for convenience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYt4CxFfQUU
MisterFrog@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 161d
About bloody time. I'm glad that for once there's a semblance of justice
blind3rdeye@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 161d
I'm a bit surprised it has taken this long.
Nath@aussie.zone · 7 pts · 161d
There was probably reluctance to accept it as true because he's a VC recipient. One of the only seven living recipients in the world. These guys are meant to all be heroes. And what this dude did in 2011 was heroic. It's just that he (allegedly) did stuff after that date that we don't want to believe a hero is capable of.
Sturgist@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 161d
Being a hero and being a monster aren't mutually exclusive sadly.
ProbablyNotAnExpert@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 156d
you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain (allegedly)
eureka@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 161d
From news.com.au coverage of political reactions:
maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 161d
arrests?
Wataba@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 161d
Good, more please.