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Israel says soldier probably killed Shireen Abu Aqleh by accident

29 points by nigerian1981 4y ago

lizardactivist 4y ago
Sure. Just like all the other Palestinians killed before her.
hollywood_court 4y ago
That’s pretty convenient.
t6jvcereio 4y ago
I investigated my own conduct. After reviewing all available evidence I have found myself innocent.
Arnt 4y ago
The worst thing about this is that it's even plausible. Accidents will happens. If you double the number of man-hours snipers spend with their fingers on the trigger, the number of people accidentally shot may be expected to double, too. And journalists will tend to be around the same places where the snipers snipe, right? Live by the sword, die by the sword. Also: Live by the sword, kill innocents accidentally by the sword. It calls for invective, really.
- hulitu 4y ago
  > The worst thing about this is that it's even plausible. Accidents will happens Of course it's plausible. She jumped in the line of fire with a big "PRESS" inscription on her chest. That's why they shot her in the head, by accident.
  - Arnt 4y ago
    Snipers use single shots, not machine guns, so there was no way for her to jump into any line of fire. You're bending the truth, which tends to suggest that your arguments need a bit of bent truth to sound persuasive. The Israeli army says the goal was to shoot someone else. IMO shooting the wrong person doesn't make it significantly worse, but you may disagree.
    - Parae 4y ago
      You should take a look at the videos. There was a line of fire. It's clear on the videos. You can see that the snipers didn't "use single shots". Journalists were targeted. All investigations except the israeli ones led to the conclusion that it was an intended shot that killed Shireen.
      - Arnt 4y ago
        Uhm. Sorry. I routinely ignore videos, I suppose it's obvious sooner or later I would ignore one that isn't just low-density blah.
sschueller 4y ago
"Accident". So it's OK to shot other palastinians as log as they aren't important people? How sick of a statement is this. There should have never been a sniper in such a situation in the first place.

29 points by nigerian1981 4y ago

lizardactivist 4y ago

Sure. Just like all the other Palestinians killed before her.

hollywood_court 4y ago

That’s pretty convenient.

t6jvcereio 4y ago

I investigated my own conduct. After reviewing all available evidence I have found myself innocent.

Arnt 4y ago

The worst thing about this is that it's even plausible. Accidents will happens. If you double the number of man-hours snipers spend with their fingers on the trigger, the number of people accidentally shot may be expected to double, too. And journalists will tend to be around the same places where the snipers snipe, right? Live by the sword, die by the sword. Also: Live by the sword, kill innocents accidentally by the sword. It calls for invective, really.

hulitu 4y ago
> The worst thing about this is that it's even plausible. Accidents will happens Of course it's plausible. She jumped in the line of fire with a big "PRESS" inscription on her chest. That's why they shot her in the head, by accident.
- Arnt 4y ago
  Snipers use single shots, not machine guns, so there was no way for her to jump into any line of fire. You're bending the truth, which tends to suggest that your arguments need a bit of bent truth to sound persuasive. The Israeli army says the goal was to shoot someone else. IMO shooting the wrong person doesn't make it significantly worse, but you may disagree.
  - Parae 4y ago
    You should take a look at the videos. There was a line of fire. It's clear on the videos. You can see that the snipers didn't "use single shots". Journalists were targeted. All investigations except the israeli ones led to the conclusion that it was an intended shot that killed Shireen.
    - Arnt 4y ago
      Uhm. Sorry. I routinely ignore videos, I suppose it's obvious sooner or later I would ignore one that isn't just low-density blah.

sschueller 4y ago

"Accident". So it's OK to shot other palastinians as log as they aren't important people? How sick of a statement is this. There should have never been a sniper in such a situation in the first place.