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**gennickhif** · 05-04-2010, 11:21 PM

Whether we agree or not that they committed a war crime, I don't think anyone who listens to their conversation should have the impression that these pilots are acting professionally, or that they were under threat- Maybe the first half, but the van part, they clearly were not under any kind of threat what so ever, especially when ground troops are about a block away.

That is precisely the reason they requested permission. They didn't want hostiles to open up and inflict casualties on the incoming force. Hey, I don't like the video either. Meaning, I don't videos depicting people dying in any sense.

However, if your wounded after that devastating burst from an Apache cannon (which, is really a inhuman way to die, just like artillery, I.E.D's, etc etc, thats why war is awful), and crawling for a gun, don't you think your gonna get shot at with whatever you were getting shot at?

I mean, if your mind set on after getting sawed down by anything imaginable and your going to go for a weapon after that, wouldn't that threaten anything or anybody (even on ground troops) who are going to make contact? Either way, if he gets shot from above or from the ground does it make a difference?

As for the pilot saying the words that he said, he is just participated in an engagement with the assumption that they are insurgents. Now why didn't he just shoot him without waiting for a weapon, because he saw no reason too.

Guy is most likely edgy.

I'll tell you though, if I was being shot at, and for whatever reason pinned some guys out who shot at me, the same shit would be going through my mind if he was crawling... "oh, I just been shot at".... "took out a few, still amped up" "one guy wounded, still amped up, just pick up that weapon, so I'll stay firm and ready" instead of "i'll just shoot him in the head and call it a day"

05-04-2010, 11:21 PM	#35
gennickhif Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 729 Senior Member	Whether we agree or not that they committed a war crime, I don't think anyone who listens to their conversation should have the impression that these pilots are acting professionally, or that they were under threat- Maybe the first half, but the van part, they clearly were not under any kind of threat what so ever, especially when ground troops are about a block away. That is precisely the reason they requested permission. They didn't want hostiles to open up and inflict casualties on the incoming force. Hey, I don't like the video either. Meaning, I don't videos depicting people dying in any sense. However, if your wounded after that devastating burst from an Apache cannon (which, is really a inhuman way to die, just like artillery, I.E.D's, etc etc, thats why war is awful), and crawling for a gun, don't you think your gonna get shot at with whatever you were getting shot at? I mean, if your mind set on after getting sawed down by anything imaginable and your going to go for a weapon after that, wouldn't that threaten anything or anybody (even on ground troops) who are going to make contact? Either way, if he gets shot from above or from the ground does it make a difference? As for the pilot saying the words that he said, he is just participated in an engagement with the assumption that they are insurgents. Now why didn't he just shoot him without waiting for a weapon, because he saw no reason too. Guy is most likely edgy. I'll tell you though, if I was being shot at, and for whatever reason pinned some guys out who shot at me, the same shit would be going through my mind if he was crawling... "oh, I just been shot at".... "took out a few, still amped up" "one guy wounded, still amped up, just pick up that weapon, so I'll stay firm and ready" instead of "i'll just shoot him in the head and call it a day"
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