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| Israeli soldier shot fleeing Palestinian |
| 2015-07-13 |
| I saw the headline and my mind phrased it "Israeli soldier shot by fleeing Paleostinian." Or it could have been interpreted "Israeli soldier shot while fleeing Paleostinian." It wasn't until the third time through--and reading the article that I came around to "Israeli officer banged fleeing Paleostinian." I'm not too sure what they teach at the Columbia University School of Journalism, but it obviously ain't Headline Composition 101. [WASHINGTONPOST] An Israeli human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... group released a video Sunday that purports to show a high-ranking Israeli officer fatally shooting a fleeing Paleostinian teenager who had thrown a rock at his vehicle, smashing its windshield. The surveillance camera footage appears to undercut earlier claims by the military that the officer, Col. Israel Shomer, a brigade commander, opened fire on July 3 because his life was in danger. The video released by the B'Tselem rights group shows a Paleostinian rushing at the vehicle, throwing an object at the windshield and running away. The vehicle then stops, a soldier jumps out, aims his gun and charges. The soldier's face cannot be seen clearly and the video has no sound. The military earlier said that Shomer had exhausted "all measures" before firing at 17-year-old Mohammed al-Kusbah and released pictures of the vehicle's smashed windshield. On Sunday, the Israeli military said it was still investigating the shooting and declined to comment further. Paleostinian Hospital physician Samer Saliba said at the time that al-Kusbah was shot in the face and back. B'Tselem said the footage makes the military's earlier explanation "unreasonable" and called the killing "unlawful." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2015-07-13 22:58 |
| #12 Ruby, don't take your puns to town..... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2015-07-13 22:21 |
| #11 I find these bad puns simply igneous. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-07-13 21:54 |
| #10 granite I shall compose a geode in your honor, signor. |
| Posted by: Petrarch 2015-07-13 21:02 |
| #9 Used rocks to chase off wolves who had caught the family between getting out of the car and getting into the cabin. I learned baseball when you had to throw somebody out or run laps next practice. My wife marbled at my ability to throw. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2015-07-13 16:39 |
| #8 Rocks, the original weapon of choice. Ask for them by name and don't take them for granite. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-07-13 14:54 |
| #7 If Shomer didn't scare the mob off by shooting one of them---he would've been torn to peaces. As to B'Tselem: IMO, the principal differences between them and Jews who collaborated with Nazis is that the later had a lot more (still not enough) justification for their betrayal. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-07-13 13:54 |
| #6 I once had a problem with a nasty dog that would charge my 6 year old daughter on her bike. A rock worked just fine. Rocks are serious, if you throw one at someone you should expect return fire. |
| Posted by: Beau 2015-07-13 12:19 |
| #5 Maybe the Paleo punks shouldn't be throwing rocks, then? Dumb little shits... |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-07-13 12:11 |
| #4 the same handwringing, bitching and moaning that teh left puts up when a Border Patrol agent shoots back at Mexican rockthrowers who pummel them with 4"-6" rocks. Tell me again how a 6" rock can't kill. Better yet, let me try it out on your leftist mush head |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-07-13 10:05 |
| #3 People say "oh, he was just a kid throwing rocks. That shouldn't be something he should be killed for." However, even rocks can kill or badly injure someone. Also, when you see something coming towards you, it can difficult to tell if it a rock or a grenade. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2015-07-13 09:12 |
| #2 Not seeing a problem. He hadn't surrendered and had acted as a combatant, but wasn't in uniform. The only war criminal is the dead Paleostain. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2015-07-13 08:47 |
| #1 Let's eat grandma. Let's eat, grandma. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-07-13 07:24 |