Re:Wikileaks gun camera video of civilians shot in Baghdad 0...
by anigbrowl on Monday April 05, 2010 @05:25PM
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In other words, in a war, my life means more to me than a civilian's who has a 50/50 chance of being a combatant.
At the same time, your life in a gunship as the operator of a 30mm cannon is also rather more secure than that of of wounded individual reduced to crawling on the ground, or of unwounded people who choose to assist the wounded individual rather than first trying to secure the area (eg taking a shot at the helicopter). Of course it is difficult to weigh such subjective factors in an objectively dangerous situation but that is part of the training for a professional rather than conscripted military force, IMO.
Did not vote on your comment - don't agree with your perspective but it seems like a sincere effort to further rather than stifle debate.
At the same time, your life in a gunship as the operator of a 30mm cannon is also rather more secure than that of of wounded individual reduced to crawling on the ground, or of unwounded people who choose to assist the wounded individual rather than first trying to secure the area (eg taking a shot at the helicopter). Of course it is difficult to weigh such subjective factors in an objectively dangerous situation but that is part of the training for a professional rather than conscripted military force, IMO.
Did not vote on your comment - don't agree with your perspective but it seems like a sincere effort to further rather than stifle debate.