I understand what you are saying, Buzzer, but in my view there is an over-riding factor that can't be ignored. It's whether the Peace Process might be threatened by a change in current practice. It's a few years since I last visited Northern Ireland, but I can recall quite clearly conversations...
This is about allegations of torture, is it not?
Is there not a special responsibility that sits upon the shoulders of our armed forces - including compliance with the letter of the law that forbids the use of torture to obtain confessions? I can't see a case for absolute immunity from...