Quote Originally Posted by Dayuhan View Post
It seems universally agreed that the LRA rank and file were forcibly recruited, mostly as children. Many still are children. That raises the question of why they don't shoot the leaders and go home. Belief in Kony's supernatural powers is one answer, and I wonder if the second tier would have the same capacity to hold the troops. Of course fear of reprisal is another answer, and it's possible that LRA leaders emphasize barbarity precisely to assure that the troops will feel that have nowhere to go after what they've done.
I offer a question in response to your question—How many abusive parents ever have to go mano-a-mano with their children? Almost none. (I’ve known one person who decided he was going to give as good as he got from his dad and he ended up in juvenile detention for a couple of years for the trouble.)