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| Devon soldier survives human shield shooting; So, who are the child killers? & who are the real men? | |
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| Frankie4Fingers | Dec 20 2010, 11:56 AM Post #1 |
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Devon soldier survives human shield shooting http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-12033002 A soldier who faced an Afghan insurgent who was using a child as a human shield has survived being shot after not firing in case he injured the girl. Lance Corporal Craig Murfitt, 25, from Barnstaple, Devon, was saved by his helmet, which stopped a bullet during a confrontation in Helmand province. He was with Tidworth-based 2nd Royal Tank Regiment when he was called to reinforce infantry colleagues. The father of one, who was uninjured, returned to duty after the attack. Rooftop shooting The rifleman and medic had been on a routine security patrol when a group of soldiers came under fire from hidden Taliban insurgents and required immediate back-up, he said. I said to the others: 'I've been shot in the head but I'm fine'” Lance Corporal Craig Murfitt After a firefight, L/Cpl Murfitt said he spotted three men with a child on a roof about 300yds (275m). He said: "Suddenly two of the men moved off, leaving one man with the child. It was a girl, no more than 10 years old. "At this point I realised something was wrong. The man picked up a rifle and moved behind the child, taking aim at me. "So I waited, hoping that the child would drop down and give me a clear shot. He then watched the sniper take aim and pull the trigger for a shot which threw him to the ground. 'Could take him' The bullet struck him on the left hand side of his Mark 7 Combat Helmet. He said: "I felt the dent in my helmet and said to the others, 'I've been shot in the head but I'm fine'. "I tried to stand up but I had disco legs and just had to sit down again for a bit." It is unclear what happened to the girl involved after the incident. He added: "I knew I could take him down but, being a dad myself, I didn't want to run the risk of killing a kid and undoing all the good work we've achieved." L/Cpl Murfitt will return to his wife and son, who is less than a year old, when his tour ends next year. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 20 2010, 11:59 AM Post #2 |
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What a brave man, this should have been on the National news. |
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| black country boy | Dec 20 2010, 04:04 PM Post #3 |
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totally agree, but the media would never report this and show them up to be the cowardly lowlife bastards they really are it just doesn't fit their agenda. i salute that soldier a real hero and true brit.
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| lancastrian | Dec 20 2010, 04:10 PM Post #4 |
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A very brave man. It also reveals the rules of engagement make it almost useless being there. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 20 2010, 04:11 PM Post #5 |
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Hero.
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| protectthehuman | Dec 20 2010, 05:59 PM Post #6 |
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Obviously were not allowed to take fire on anyone with a child as a sheild. Its about time we bombed the country senseless and left them to come home and defend their country where it needs it most,here at home where peole are being radicalised enough to turn on the country they were born in or came to once for refuge. Brave guy,just wish he wasnt there. |
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I will protect the human,the non extreamist human We are EDL I amLGBTI amCov and Warwick Division | |
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| Deleted User | Dec 20 2010, 06:08 PM Post #7 |
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We will need the soldiers home when we start clamping down on the over stayers. |
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| protectthehuman | Dec 20 2010, 06:52 PM Post #8 |
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But when will that be? Look how many prisons hold asylum seekrs who failed and do not have the right to stay here? nothing is happening to send them back because country is to weak. The soliders should police our streets,theyd do a better job. |
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I will protect the human,the non extreamist human We are EDL I amLGBTI amCov and Warwick Division | |
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| brianoflondon | Dec 20 2010, 06:52 PM Post #9 |
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Them and us. They hide behind kids. End of. |
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Brian of London has been actively occupying a very small slice of hideously over-occupied Tel Aviv since early 2009. Islam is a giant bungee cord tying it's adherents to the 7th century. They can pull themselves almost to the twenty first century but eventually the cord tightens and flings them back. | |
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| Eeedl | Dec 20 2010, 07:06 PM Post #10 |
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We should bring the army back from Afghanistan to round up and deport foreign criminals and Illegal Immigrants and also to assist the police in dealing with criminals and yobs. |
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