Of course they do. They are worried about getting caught, not concerned about doing what's right.
As despicable as your overlay is, he wasn't operating in a vacuum. Placing the blame primarily on him will only allow the others involved, both at AEGIS Corp and in the ESDF, to do even worse in the future.
They were not using volunteers because volunteers have to be informed. They have to be compensated. They have a right to refuse, and they may have people who care about them who will demand proof of their well being. Prisoners are more convenient, particularly if they are from an enemy force, and the only people who might come looking for them are people you're already authorized to kill.
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As despicable as your overlay is, he wasn't operating in a vacuum. Placing the blame primarily on him will only allow the others involved, both at AEGIS Corp and in the ESDF, to do even worse in the future.
They were not using volunteers because volunteers have to be informed. They have to be compensated. They have a right to refuse, and they may have people who care about them who will demand proof of their well being. Prisoners are more convenient, particularly if they are from an enemy force, and the only people who might come looking for them are people you're already authorized to kill.