If they thought the guy had explosives on him, pushing him to the ground (and then shooting him in the head, so as to not trigger the explosives) is a sound precaution.
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and they shot him in the head 5 times in order to make sure you couldnt detonate the bomb with his mindCo-Founder, Apolyton Civilization Site
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Originally posted by Gibsie
I would assume by the time they had him on the ground they'd worked out he was no threat, which is why executing him is okay, silly.With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
Face it Mark. Killing Arabs = Good!
now why is scotland yard SATISFIED that they killed an INNOCENT arab?Co-Founder, Apolyton Civilization Site
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Originally posted by Gibsie
You know, I'm sure I've seen the Israelis apprehend suspected suicide bombers without leaving their brains on the pavement a good few times. By what Jewery do they accomplish this?
Its amazing that some people actually have the lack of reasoning necessary to defend this.
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Originally posted by Gibsie
You know, I'm sure I've seen the Israelis apprehend suspected suicide bombers without leaving their brains on the pavement a good few times. By what Jewery do they accomplish this?With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
Quite true.
Its amazing that some people actually have the lack of reasoning necessary to defend this.Last edited by BlackCat; July 23, 2005, 14:47.With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Originally posted by MarkG
now why is scotland yard SATISFIED that they killed an INNOCENT arab?
"We are now satisfied that he was not connected with the incidents" = "We are now fully convinced that he was not connected with the incidents". It has nothing to do with them being happy about it.
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Originally posted by Gibsie
Oh, right, yes. The police shouldn't shoot at people they suspect might have bombs on them- but once they know they're clean and no danger to anyone, then it's fine for them to unload into them."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Originally posted by BlackCat
How many of those was in a subway station with hundreds of people in the vicinity ?
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Originally posted by General Ludd
That would be a justifiable precaution... if the man was actually involved in the bombings in some way. But apparently he was completely unconnected.
It's good to know so many of us are as connected as Ludd is to the real world."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn
Ok, so the point remains. If they had him pinnned down, why did they need to shoot?
From the descriptions I've read, the guy half-tripped and was half pushed, the cop jumped on him and unloaded the bullets into his head. That's quite a different thing than ensuring he's not triggering a bomb somehow."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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