In essence, I wanted to make a situation that brought out her anger, “Kenoki Smash!” kind of way. Also, one splinter group commander doesn’t represent the whole of the Reds. In a situation of heated combat it is possible for an unscrupulous individual to rise to a position of power, when that power base is threatened, they commonly use brutality as a shortcut to “Get the hell out of Dodge.” In the mind of such an individual, the Peacekeepers would bee seen as week for their ideals, and thus he’d think using a human shield would force them to capitulate. If you’d like I could explain all of this IC.
As for Kenoki going off alone. She’s not one for thinking things through, and she’s damn stubborn, thus, having chosen to go it alone, she’d likely see it through, regardless of the cost of doing so. Both physical, and in political fallout. What she is doing could be seen as exceeding the Peacekeeper mandate. At the very least there’d be an inquiry into her actions.