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Thoughts are?Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli soldier has been detained after video emerged Thursday afternoon that shows the soldier shooting a Palestinian man, who was suspected in a knife attack moments earlier, in the head as he lies injured on the street in Hebron
The IDF condemned the shooting, calling it a "grave breach of IDF values, conduct and standards of military operations. A military police investigation has commenced, and the soldier involved has been detained." The commanders on the scene reported the incident before the video was released, according to the IDF.
Suspect being the key word here.
from the article:
"The incident happens in the plain view of many other soldiers and officers, who do not seem to take any notice. The soldiers and medical teams are seen in the video treating the lightly injured soldier while ignoring the two seriously injured youths."
it's disturbing in the extreme to shoot a 21 year old in the head when he is already down
a clear demonstration of the hate between the sides
I'm not going to pretend that I'm disgusted. I'm not. But I understand why he needs to be held accountable. I expect (and hope) there will be great leniency later down the line.
True- and people here who have no dog in the fight cannot have a reasonable discussion- More rules in the ME forum than Carter has liver pills. They are there for good reason.
You are either this, that or the other.
Yet many want Israeli's and Palestinians who have a dog in the fight, blood on their hands, to sit down and talk rationally.
That is normal within the Israeli Justice system.
Possibly.
I'm not going to pretend that I'm disgusted. I'm not. But I understand why he needs to be held accountable. I expect (and hope) there will be great leniency later down the line.
We do not have all the facts prior to the shooting.
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but he blew a guy's head apart and the guy was down and of no further danger :shock:
My opinion, the world is getting tired of both sides screwing over the other. Palestinians may think the EU's boycotts - country of origin, or whatever it is called, will get them farther ahead and a better peace deal. Doubtful, the world wants a peace deal, and they will support both yet neither and cut support for both as needed.If only there was some kind of process for working that kind of **** out.
My opinion, the world is getting tired of both sides screwing over the other. Palestinians may think the EU's boycotts - country of origin, or whatever it is called, will get them farther ahead and a better peace deal. Doubtful, the world wants a peace deal, and they will support both yet neither and cut support for both as needed.
I meant working out the guilt or innocence of someone before shooting them.
If he was an attacker he then should be executed on the spot?
I meant working out the guilt or innocence of someone before shooting them.
Unless he poses a threat, no (maybe you missed the irony in my origional post). I´m amazed this is such an alien concept to people. Even on a purely practical level surely you are executing a perfectly good source of intelligence?
:shock: he executed a human being becoming witness, judge, jury, and executionerAnd?
that's a very wild conclusion considering you are riding on pure emotion with no facts on this happeningHe was scum and part of a slew of attackers who have terrorized the country.
I have family and friends serving in the areas where these attacks continue to take place (including this one) and I'm not going to cry because they killed one more attacker.
No, because people who ruthlessly execute a surrendering person in the street like a dog (just like Police officers gunning down unarmed African-Americans here in the States) are generally not very intelligent and are thus, usually, morally handicapped.
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