User blog comment:Hidden Scorpius XI/My impressions on "It's a Brawl in the Family" (Vol3.Ep3)/@comment-9464517-20151115203539/@comment-9464517-20151116175740

" Actually, soldiers that in time of war are judged for treasonous acts, disobeying orders or grave incompetence can be subjected to death penalty in most if not every army in the world, always had been, as far as I know.

Don't see anything surprising, besides maybe the fact that there's people who weren't aware that this is how real world works..."

But Vale is not a war-zone. Not at the moment, anyway. Security's through the roof, but nobody seems to actually care about that other than Qrow, Ozpin and Glynda. If Ironwood were to have somebody shot it would create shock and fear among the crowd, which apparently attracts Grimm.