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If selection is an ongoing process, he just screwed up big-time. Why give information that leads to putting your head in the noose unless you have some death wish?
Then again, I listened to his explanation and he may want to force the issue of ROE and engagement with the enemy when they are not currently a threat. I've always argued that once you PID them as the enemy - self identified or not - you can engage them; they don't have to constitute a threat. Our written ROE/ROF allows this although many Commanders are hesitant. For instance, I was consulted once by a Big Army unit downrange who had been the recipient of a command-initiated IED. They saw the guy who hit the clapper but unfortunately the dude got away. A few days later they saw the same guy in a crowd downtown and they were told to stand down that he "wasn't a threat". I lay out the rules and the law and the congruent case law in defense of them finding the guy and whacking him. Their command wouldn't go for it - too worried about political repercussions.
Sounds like this is what he may be hanging his hat on. ALTHOUGH....once the cuffs go on, the enemy's status changes. If G merely led him outside the wire while bound/cuffed and popped him, I wouldn't want to be defending him.
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