US soldier kills puppy, the whole world gets upset

Discussion in 'Ethics, Morality, & Justice' started by Syzygys, Mar 4, 2008.

  1. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    lol

    Just so you know, I am not included.
     
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  3. Pinocchio's Hoof Pay the Devil, or else.......£ Registered Senior Member

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    I think its the symbolism (see saquist,post 9),'the innocence of the puppy'...
     
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  5. Saith Registered Senior Member

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    If it was a Iraqi baby being thrown off of a cliff, people would be MUCH MUCH MUCH more upset, than they would be over this puppy. The reaction this video got probably has more to do with the fact that it is something you can watch with your own eyes and that a soldier deliberately threw a living thing off the side of a cliff. And not just any living thing, but an animal that has a very high status among many cultures as far as animals go.
     
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  7. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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    so, does anyone have an update on this? Was it investigated?
     
  8. Enmos Valued Senior Member

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    The soldier got the needle. End of story.
     
  9. Orleander OH JOY!!!! Valued Senior Member

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  10. Repo Man Valued Senior Member

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    Anyone still believe the video was fake?

    As sad as it was, I can't say that I expected a severe punishment. If it had not been taped and put on the internet, I'm sure there would have been none at all.
     
  11. Pinocchio's Hoof Pay the Devil, or else.......£ Registered Senior Member

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    If he was kicked out then it is a deserving punishment as he disgraced his uniform,country and acted sadisticaly...you will probably find him with a barrett 50cal popping of pedestrians from a church tower in a few years.
     
  12. lucifers angel same shit, differant day!! Registered Senior Member

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    he got kicked out of the marines for......killing a puppy.......so much for all the money it cost training him......i am not saying what he did was right...it wasnt.....but that's a harsh punishment!!
     
  13. Syzygys As a mother, I am telling you Valued Senior Member

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    Let's say another Marine overreacted and killed 3 Iraqis. I bet he would not be kicked out, and that was the point of the thread....
     
  14. lucifers angel same shit, differant day!! Registered Senior Member

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    you can't compare a life of a dog to a life of a person, he should not have been kicked out of the marines,
     
  15. draqon Banned Banned

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    he should not have been...but the media attention he received negatively affected the already crumbled image of the US army.
     
  16. lucifers angel same shit, differant day!! Registered Senior Member

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    so the us army is weak and allows the media to make decisions for it??
     
  17. draqon Banned Banned

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    no but when poison of the war leaks out for public to scent, then their decisions are influenced by people who sponsor their war (willingly or unwillingly).
     
  18. lucifers angel same shit, differant day!! Registered Senior Member

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    so a good marine was kicied out of the marines, because of people pressure?

    what about the US soldier that killed those 4 british soldiers, why wasn't he kicked out?
     
  19. draqon Banned Banned

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    status and too many ties to him, must be very important people connected to the mission.
     
  20. lucifers angel same shit, differant day!! Registered Senior Member

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    not has important has a puppy then i guess!
     
  21. draqon Banned Banned

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    the object of the "game" of war can be anything, it depends as to who has done the deed and who saw it, and how well they saw it.
     
  22. Syzygys As a mother, I am telling you Valued Senior Member

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    ..and that is the point of the thread, my dear....
     
  23. Tiassa Let us not launch the boat ... Valued Senior Member

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    Could you be a bit more specific?

    Um, which soldier and which soldiers? Americans have whacked more than a few of our allies in the Bush Wars.

    The bottom line, though, is whether it is a wartime snafu or a completely extraneous act of savagery.
     

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