Jumping on their vehicle? That most likely sent up a red flag to them and they were quick to respond. God knows, they could of thought he was one of 'them' with a gun or a knife..

What he should of done ( i know it's hard to think when your adrenaline levels are soaring) is wave them done with his hands or maybe even jumped on the guy who was raping the woman and stabbing her... Maybe not jump on him, but hit him over the head with something then kick the crap out of him.

That man would of done more good that way then the path he chose.

Terrible news nonetheless, and perhaps some extra training in 'people freaking out in the midst of a castrophe' is in order.

Good post on a touchy subject.

This underlines why Millitary Troops should not be used in this sort of situation. They don't have the training to police civilian populations!!
ESPECIALLY their own.

This problem extends to Iraq, of cource. Those troops are trained to fight battles... to pull the trigger and in wars, NOT to deal with chaos and tramatic urban situations.

It might be a good idea to take a note from your buddies to the north...
Our main police force, the RCMP, are actually classified as millitary personel. Thus, we are able to deploy them anywhere at any time and they can act as overseers for millitary opperations.

It's an idea worth noting. It's working very well for us in Afganistan (where we've actually managed to do a large scale opp WITHOUT shooting anyone) and it would work well in this case if we were allowed to send 'em.

Otherwise, the national guard needs to be trained differently. Homeland defence should not be about Shock and Awe. It needs to be about humanity.

Originally posted by BitRaiser
Otherwise, the national guard needs to be trained differently. Homeland defence should not be about Shock and Awe. It needs to be about humanity.

Tell that to the man who's already labelled himself a wartime president.

I agree, btw, what op was done in afganistan without harming anyone?
Are we talking about terrorists or civilians?