revenge killing

[toma]

"Near an abandoned Taliban bunker, Northern Alliance soldiers dragged a wounded Taliban soldier out of a ditch today. As the Taliban soldier begged for his life, the Alliance soldiers pulled him to his feet. They searched him and emptied his pockets. Then, one soldier fired two bursts from his rifle into the man's chest. A second soldier beat the lifeless body with his rifle butt. A third repeatedly smashed a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher into the man's head."

this brings to mind a question... why should i feel bad for the taliban soldier?

[Stormwarden]

At 11/13/01 07:47 PM, toma wrote: "Near an abandoned Taliban bunker, Northern Alliance soldiers dragged a wounded Taliban soldier out of a ditch today. As the Taliban soldier begged for his life, the Alliance soldiers pulled him to his feet. They searched him and emptied his pockets. Then, one soldier fired two bursts from his rifle into the man's chest. A second soldier beat the lifeless body with his rifle butt. A third repeatedly smashed a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher into the man's head."

this brings to mind a question... why should i feel bad for the taliban soldier?

Aside from the fact that his buddies abandoned him, I'd feel more bad for the Northern Alliance. I pointed out before that fighting monsters is a good way of becoming one yourself.

The Northern Alliance has to be careful not to become another Taliban. We don't need any more of those. We need leaders there. The sooner the better.

[Tripps]

At 11/13/01 07:47 PM, toma wrote: "Near an abandoned Taliban bunker, Northern Alliance soldiers dragged a wounded Taliban soldier out of a ditch today. As the Taliban soldier begged for his life, the Alliance soldiers pulled him to his feet. They searched him and emptied his pockets. Then, one soldier fired two bursts from his rifle into the man's chest. A second soldier beat the lifeless body with his rifle butt. A third repeatedly smashed a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher into the man's head."

this brings to mind a question... why should i feel bad for the taliban soldier?

ahem....hashhahashahahahaha thats some funny shit, not only did they kill him, but they beat his dead body then blew up his head.

now thats comedy.

[Bucephalus]

I'm anti-death penalty, so you can probably guess my position on needlessly killing someone in cold blood.

[toma]

At 11/13/01 08:18 PM, soulblade wrote:

At 11/13/01 07:47 PM, toma wrote: "Near an abandoned Taliban bunker, Northern Alliance soldiers dragged a wounded Taliban soldier out of a ditch today. As the Taliban soldier begged for his life, the Alliance soldiers pulled him to his feet. They searched him and emptied his pockets. Then, one soldier fired two bursts from his rifle into the man's chest. A second soldier beat the lifeless body with his rifle butt. A third repeatedly smashed a rocket-propelled-grenade launcher into the man's head."

this brings to mind a question... why should i feel bad for the taliban soldier?

Aside from the fact that his buddies abandoned him, I'd feel more bad for the Northern Alliance. I pointed out before that fighting monsters is a good way of becoming one yourself.

The Northern Alliance has to be careful not to become another Taliban. We don't need any more of those. We need leaders there. The sooner the better.

the northern alliance has asked for un assistance to help them create a government based on a system where all tribal groups in afghanistan are given equal say, except for the taliban which will be excluded. i'd say that's fair enough.