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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Mickey1992 on April 16, 2003, 03:38:34 PM

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: Mickey1992 on April 16, 2003, 03:38:34 PM

At what point do "protestors" become combatants, and the use of lethal and/or non-lethal force is warranted?  I am not talking about crowd control, I am talking about violent protest.

I remember reading about the protestors in Oakland last week that got hit with knee-knockers fired by police after some hurled rocks, steel bolts and concrete at officers in riot gear.  Some questioned the use of knee-knockers (others questioned getting hit in the cranium with them).

Then I see pictures like the one below from Athens, Greece today.  If I were a cop, and that guy was throwing that Molotov cocktail at me, I would have shot him with whatever round I had at my disposal.

(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20030416/mdf257821.jpg)

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: GRUNHERZ on April 16, 2003, 03:42:30 PM

I see a guy with a gas mask, padded armored clothing, and a lethal explosive device....  What grand social message is he protesting, yea I'd say shoot him and shoot to kill!

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: funkedup on April 16, 2003, 03:44:43 PM

If he tried that in the US they would have popped a cap in his ass.

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: AWMac on April 16, 2003, 03:50:01 PM

Maybe a nice groin shot?  and let him live out the rest of his life deekless.:eek:


:D

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: Udie on April 16, 2003, 04:18:30 PM

looks like a terrorist to me. Shoot him in the head....

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: Sixpence on April 16, 2003, 04:21:02 PM

That looks like a full beer, he has really crossed the line.

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: Saurdaukar on April 16, 2003, 04:47:49 PM

LOL!!

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: Siaf__csf on April 16, 2003, 06:44:34 PM

As a news flash to you, Greece has had it's own problems with terrorists. So it's quite possible those guys throwing the stuff really _are_ terrorists.

Last summer the government made a huge crack-down on the largest terrorist group of the country, which murdered a CIA high official among others. They were making arrests all summer.

As a side note, US troops are reported to open fire on unarmed crowds in baghdad multiple times. Your troops starting to get advice from your Israeli buddies?

'How to justify shooting an unarmed protestor' handbook from the IAF. :)

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: OIO on April 16, 2003, 07:25:09 PM

Heh, in my country, if any idiot lobs a fire bottle, he will get shot or bayonated.

Rocks, sticks, insults, all are fine on a protest.. they can beat the **** outta you if the rocks are bigger than an egg though.

Lob a rock, thats an aggressive act. Lob a firebomb, thats attempted murder with a weapon... and in any civilized country, if you go into main street in a warm sunny day and start lobbing those things, the police will eventually have to shoot you.

Title: Protestor, or enemy combatant?
Post by: Arlo on April 16, 2003, 07:27:44 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Siaf__csf

As a side note, US troops are reported to open fire on unarmed crowds in baghdad multiple times. Your troops starting to get advice from your Israeli buddies?

'How to justify shooting an unarmed protestor' handbook from the IAF. :)

As another side note: "Unarmed" crowds have been reported to open fire on U.S. troops multiple times. Hmmmm .... reports .... sources .... reputable .... Siaf .... lol. :D