beating a New York cop to a pulp
That one little phrase took away most of the credibility of your post.
Called one of them a black b@stard.
Then pulled a knife (the trainee policeman) and cut one of them.
Only got slapped a bit with no bones broken.
Sounds like they were quite restrained.
Very much so. I don't approve of what the soldiers did, despite provocation and alcohol but the
trainee cop didn't handle himself very well either. Rest assured, the Army will discipline them but the race card is already out so don't expect too much.
As for service chaplains I think you might get a surprise, the last two I had anything to do with were very much soldier's chaplains, one had done about six years in the SAS then left the Army, came back as a chaplain and specialised in airborne forces, the other, on appointment to the Parachute Brigade, went through 'P' Company and then jumped at every opportunity thereafter. There are/were plenty more like them in the forces.