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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
no, i'm looking at the line of where harm is okay and not okay in the will book.
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That's just it, though, the pirates were a danger at the moment the marines were there. The people in Gitmo? That's different. If they were holding guns to the heads of hostages, they would have been shot. Ask anyone involved in the GWOT. Ask the numerous vets on TFP. The people in Gitmo were not in the same situation as the pirates, and you know it. Are you honestly not seeing a difference or are you feigning incomprehension?
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
instead of being captured they should have been shot, that would have been a-okay in the willravel book.
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You sure like to put words in other people's mouths.
Ace, I think something should be clarified: I'm not particularly familiar with the Somali Pirate situation. I kinda avoided the story on the news because the media was clearly exaggerating parts of it and were ignoring other parts. I don't know if I agree with the shooting of the pirates, though if I understand the situation correctly had they not taken the shots the hostage or hostages would have undoubtedly died. If that's not the case, I disagree with the shootings. While I will never kill for any reason, I do understand common ethics about killing; it's a last resort to save innocent lives. If the shooting was not a last resort, then I disagree with them. If it was a last resort, if the people that have the most experience and expertise determined that negotiations would not work, then I understand why they had to do what they did.