Video of Big Brave Israeli Soldier Kicking Palestinian Child., page 4


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reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 09:18 AM by CrimsonMoon
reply to post by quedup



We don’t know the context.

Maybe the kid is out after curfew and that soldier just nearly squeezed the trigger on him. A kick in the arse is something that kid will remember but it may very well save him from getting his brains painted up some wall.


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 09:46 AM by charles1952
reply to post by jrmcleod



From an AP story on August 24, 2011:
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday denounced the use of child suicide bombers, saying that militants who recruit them to wage terror are "oppressors of Islam" and "oppressors of children."

Karzai sat in a sunny courtyard at the presidential palace with about 20 young Afghans who had either surrendered to Afghan authorities or had been arrested across the nation in connection with planned suicide bombings. After a brief chat, he ordered aides to help the young men, ages 10 through 16, find homes, education or be released to their parents.

Afghan intelligence officials say the Taliban turns to young boys because they are easier to recruit than adults and tend to believe what recruiters tell them. Confirmed cases are rare, and it's difficult to identify the bodies of bombers who blow themselves up, but intelligence officials say there has been a recent increase in the use of children.

On May 1, police said a 12-year-old blew himself up in a bazaar in the Barmal district of Paktika province in the east, killing four civilians and wounding 12 others. On April 13, a 13-year-old suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest in Asmar district of Kunar province. The blast, also in the east, killed 10 people, including five schoolboys and an influential tribal elder, Malik Zareen, who was a former military commander who supported the Afghan government.

news.yahoo.com...

Sadly, there are more reports like this. I don't know what to say to you.


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 10:14 AM by jrmcleod
reply to post by charles1952



I fail to see the point of your post? Can you elaborate further on the relevance of the article? Are you suggesting that its OK to abuse ALL children because of a few?


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 10:24 AM by The X
Originally posted by CrimsonMoon
reply to
post by quedup



We don’t know the context.

Maybe the kid is out after curfew and that soldier just nearly squeezed the trigger on him. A kick in the arse is something that kid will remember but it may very well save him from getting his brains painted up some wall.


keep making your apologies, they sound like some sort of noise pollution to me.
There is no reason to ever kick a child, EVER.


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 10:28 AM by Ophiuchus 13
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His cry makes 1 grow ill with SOME EA*RTH INHABiITANTS. MAYBE the GOD(S) NEED TO COME RINZ THIS SPHERE AS PLANNED SMH.


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 10:31 AM by LadySkadi
Originally posted by earthdude
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post by LadySkadi


So you guys are saying that it is ok to kick an infant for crying too much? I'm just curious where you draw the line at kicking children. Would a 3 year old be too young to kick?

Don't be so dramatic. The kid got a thump to the backside for throwing rocks at soldiers. Frankly, it looked like he got a greater scare from being so quickly grabbed and yelled at. There are far worse tragedies going on in the area that actually do deserve the outrage. This situation really is just a learning moment.


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 10:40 AM by charles1952
reply to post by jrmcleod


Dear jrmcleod,

This is a sad and horrifying issue. I don't know how to communicate well on this subject. Allow me to start with your question to me:
Are you suggesting that its OK to abuse ALL children because of a few?
Is the Israeli Defense Force abusing ALL children? No, of course they're not. So, clearly, I'm not suggesting that.

I don't know about the context, but I can imagine one. At least two-man, armed patrols, working in a dangerous area where it is easy to get injured by thrown objects. It's even possible to get killed by bombs.

Someone starts throwing rocks, the soldiers hurry to respond. They grab the person, in case it's an adult or other person they need to take in for questioning. It turns out to be a kid, but we'd better check. Has he got a bomb vest on? Did he throw the rocks just to draw us over here to blow us up? It's possible, it's happened before. Hearts going the proverbial mile a minute, they decide the kid doesn't need to be detained.

Should they then tell the kid "Sorry to have grabbed you, if you fill out this claim form the Israeli government will be happy to compensate you for your emotional distress?" On the other extreme, do they draw any blood, break any bones, kill the kid, paralyze him for life?

What they do seem to say is, "We're not going to bring you before a judge for assault, no sense giving you a record at this age. We're not going to beat you to a thin paste, which is what might have happened had you thrown rocks at the wrong guy. We're not going to take you to the camp and get you registered into the military system, which will mark you and your family for life. Naw, just get out of here and take this boot as a reminder that you screwed up."

I'm probably not explaining myself well, but I hope this helps.

With respect,
Charles1952

P.s.
Can you elaborate further on the relevance of the article?
Oh, I don't know. How about, "If you play outside the rules, you can't claim the protection of the rules?" or "If you don't act like a child, don't be expected to be treated like a child."


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 11:06 AM by jrmcleod
Originally posted by charles1952
reply to
post by jrmcleod




I don't know about the context...
So your response is based on assumptions?


Someone starts throwing rocks, the soldiers hurry to respond. They grab the person, in case it's an adult or other person they need to take in for questioning.
Why would a soldier hurry to respond to someone throwing stones. Why would they need to bring them in for questioning?


If you don't act like a child, don't be expected to be treated like a child."
But they are children and should be treated like children...that doesn't include violence...

Look the point I'm making is that there is NO need for violence. Why can't people get that in their heads? Do you or anyone who condones it expect the planet to get any better while we accept it as "normal" and acceptable?



reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 11:24 AM by charles1952
reply to post by jrmcleod


Dear jrmcleod,

You are absolutely right, but so is everybody basing themselves on assumptions and guessing contexts, pretty much all the time. I don't know if it was end of shift, if the kid was at the front of a mob, if it was a traditional trouble area, there's a lot that I don't know about this. (No, I'm not saying any of that is key.) May I humbly suggest that you don't know either? We're just doing the best we can to make sense of this.
Why would a soldier hurry to respond to someone throwing stones.
To get them to stop, perhaps? What do the policemen in your part of the world do when they come upon someone throwing rocks at people?
Why would they need to bring them in for questioning?
"What's your name? Where do you live? Did someone tell you to throw rocks? Are there guns in your house? Bombs?" Etc.
But they are children and should be treated like children...that doesn't include violence...

Look the point I'm making is that there is NO need for violence. Why can't people get that in their heads? Do you or anyone who condones it expect the planet to get any better while we accept it as "normal" and acceptable?
If, per chance, a 12 year-old comes at you with a gun shouting, well, any battle cry, may you use violence to protect yourself? It seems that I am saying yes, and you are saying no.

I truly hope that I am misunderstanding you.

With respect,
Charles1952


edit on 5-7-2012 by charles1952 because: Adjust first paragraph.



reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 11:36 AM by charles1952
reply to post by yuppa


No, I knew it was a setup, the camera is in a room with a very small field of view that happens to center on the kid. The reason I don't care much is that I think it captured the soldiers' honest reactions and behaviors. The same sort of thing can be seen on the Brietbart videos of Acorn, voting judges, and Planned Parenthood. Those were all setup, but they were also true.


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 11:39 AM by LadySkadi
reply to post by yuppa


It's a pretty obvious the stream is cropped to show exactly one moment in time. Those who won't acknowledge that piece of the equation, have an agenda of their own...


reply posted on 5-7-2012 @ 11:47 AM by charles1952
reply to post by yuppa


Dear yuppa,

You are absolutely right
Setups usually involve a provocation. we dont see what the kid did.
I have been working on the assumption that when the last line of the source article says there are some reports that the kid was throwing rocks, then that was what he was doing. I could be entirely wrong.

But, without a provocation, the video doesn't make sense. Why would the soldiers do it? I can't bring myself to believe that they just pick kids who are standing around and give them a kick.

With respect,
Charles1952
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