On Killing Chapter Summary & Analysis - Section 2, Killing and Combat Trauma: The Role of Killing in Psychiatric Casualties: Chapter 4, The Mud of Guilt and Horror Summary

Section 2, Killing and Combat Trauma: The Role of Killing in Psychiatric Casualties: Chapter 4, The Mud of Guilt and Horror Summary and Analysis

The horror of broken bodies lying around bothers everyone. Nevertheless, the sense of responsibility is most acute for the combatants themselves. Those who did the killing really feel it and those who also have to deal with the carnage but did not cause it differentiate themselves from the horror by making the observation: "I didn't do it."