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Rdr4evr · 12-09-2004, 12:52 AM

Well, I can't see why troops would fire at a group of them because of one stray bullet, if it is clear that the civilians are unarmed while participating in an peaceful protest, it just doesn't make sense to kill them.

But maybe that is standard military procedure, I wouldn't know. Either way, in my opinion there is no justification for it. These are human beings we are talking about, these people have family and friends, they don't deserve to die in that fashion. Some people act as if their lives are not of value.

And it isn't as if these poor people intended to be used as sheilds if that is indeed the case, what postive outcome could come from killing them because you might get one insurgent in the process......it is absurd.

12-09-2004, 12:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rdr4evr Banned	Well, I can't see why troops would fire at a group of them because of one stray bullet, if it is clear that the civilians are unarmed while participating in an peaceful protest, it just doesn't make sense to kill them. But maybe that is standard military procedure, I wouldn't know. Either way, in my opinion there is no justification for it. These are human beings we are talking about, these people have family and friends, they don't deserve to die in that fashion. Some people act as if their lives are not of value. And it isn't as if these poor people intended to be used as sheilds if that is indeed the case, what postive outcome could come from killing them because you might get one insurgent in the process......it is absurd. Last edited by Rdr4evr; 12-09-2004 at 12:59 AM..