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[Hog1]

Originally Posted by Hail2theskins

These are also British troops, they have different policies than US troops

The military's policy should be to shoot back REGARDLESS of the shooters age

[724Skinsfan]

Just to add a different perspective...

Here in the States we know throwing rocks is a chargeable offense no matter the circumstances but I wonder what is the lawful punishment in the Arab world. I only ask because isn't the practice of "stoning" still used as a punishment? Do the people really think that they are breaking the law by throwing stones at a group of people whom they believe are "the bad guys"? In the Arab world, are the youths justified by throwing rocks at a foreign occupant?

[Hail2theskins]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Just to add a different perspective...

Here in the States we know throwing rocks is a chargeable offense no matter the circumstances but I wonder what is the lawful punishment in the Arab world. I only ask because isn't the practice of "stoning" still used as a punishment? Do the people really think that they are breaking the law by throwing stones at a group of people whom they believe are "the bad guys"? In the Arab world, are the youths justified by throwing rocks at a foreign occupant?

to give you the counter of that, what do you think wouldve happened if those kids were to throw rocks at their own soldiers? Or the other side of the civil wars soldiers? I doubt the there would have been any such leniancy

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by 724Skinsfan

Just to add a different perspective...

Here in the States we know throwing rocks is a chargeable offense no matter the circumstances but I wonder what is the lawful punishment in the Arab world. I only ask because isn't the practice of "stoning" still used as a punishment? Do the people really think that they are breaking the law by throwing stones at a group of people whom they believe are "the bad guys"? In the Arab world, are the youths justified by throwing rocks at a foreign occupant?

Better question, if you're a soldier and someone's throwing rocks at you, what are you going to do about it? Stand there and let them do it because they believe you've broken the law???

That point makes no sense. The cultural sensitivity is great and all 724, but definitely taking it too far. There was no stoning taking place there. They hurled rocks because either A) they hate the occupying soldiers or B) they were just being punk kids. Either way, you can't throw rocks and not expect a beating, I don't care what culture you come from.

[724Skinsfan]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Better question, if you're a soldier and someone's throwing rocks at you, what are you going to do about it? Stand there and let them do it because they believe you've broken the law???

That point makes no sense. The cultural sensitivity is great and all 724, but definitely taking it too far. There was no stoning taking place there. They hurled rocks because either A) they hate the occupying soldiers or B) they were just being punk kids. Either way, you can't throw rocks and not expect a beating, I don't care what culture you come from.

If someone throws a rock at me, I throw a bigger rock back at them, in any part of this world. I was curious to know how the Arab world views images of kids throwing stones at not just American soldiers but any group that has done a perceived wrong. At what level is rock throwing taken over there? Criminal or simply as Harrassment/Protest?

[RobH4413]

and shooting kids embodies the classic example of something that will offend someone really really quick.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Hog1

The military's policy should be to shoot back REGARDLESS of the shooters age

Especially when the enemy routinely straps bombs onto their own children to use as weapons and they hide in homes and behind women when firing at us.

If we play nice, they'll kill us before we can kill them.

War is not pretty, but we'll never acheive peace until we kill the people who don't want it.