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| Topic Started: May 15 2008, 08:55 AM (471 Views) | |
| JFK | May 15 2008, 08:55 AM Post #1 |
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| look-up | May 15 2008, 09:47 AM Post #2 |
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sick shit. |
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| hiphopopotamus | May 16 2008, 02:52 AM Post #3 |
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A few years ago I was in the Gaza Strip with my girlfriend (who was doing work for Doctors Without Borders), and was caught in the middle of an Israeli-Palestinian gunfight. You know what knowledge I came away with? Both sides are at fault for the current situation, but the Palestinians are a fucked people. Why? The Palestinian gunmen were using their children as human shields. As the IDF advanced, the kids would throw bottles and rocks while their fathers/brothers/whomever fired over their heads at the soldiers. Also, I can't quite tell how old many of the gunmen were (as they wore head coverings), but from their height I would guess some of them may have be prepubescent. All of the Israeli soldiers were adults. If you wonder why they're pointing guns at seemingly unarmed children, go read up on child suicide bombers. It might not be the kids fault that they're strapped with explosives, but they're dangerous to other innocents none the less. |
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| JFK | May 16 2008, 09:59 PM Post #4 |
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Here, I blew up the image so you can see what you are proposing.  
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| hiphopopotamus | May 17 2008, 02:22 AM Post #5 |
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Proposing? I didn't propose anything. I just pointed out I have first hand experience in the conflict that that lends creedence to soldiers being wary of people they otherwise might not expect to be a source of danger. As for that photograph, it is very misleading for many reasons. The soldier does not have his finger on the trigger, so he isn't expecting any danger (or having to shoot someone). The photo is clearly cropped, so one can not accurately see what other people might be there. The angle of the photo is very misleading, to the point one may believe he is pointing the weapon at the child, but he isn't. He [soldier] is clearly many feet to the left and in front of the child (you can tell by the angle the mother's head is pointing), and his weapon is pointed to a 3 o'clock position in front of the child. Not at him. Its easy to make the mistake of thinking the guy's weapon is pointed at the kid, but clearly not when you take a close look. |
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