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Originally Posted by eskachig
You don't understand the realities of either police work or modern military operations. Both are trained to overcome the adrenalin dump of combat and retain judgement and rationality - but soldiers even more so as they face those situations more and the stakes are higher. They have different set of tactical skills, and police work puts a stronger emphasis on people skills and conflict prevention - but in this case nobody got a chance to talk anyway.
What would the cops do, take a longer beating? I think the soldiers should've shot sooner. It's not their job to debate why they are being sent into that situation, and once an angry mob is beating you and your buddies to a pulp and giving every indication of murderous intent, it's time for a lethal response.
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No, a police force would have come equipped with a different set of body armor (like that used by riot control units which is designed to minimize bash damage), gas grenades, stun batoons, etc...
Giving paintball guns or rubber bullets to soldiers is a pretty stupid thing. The moment they realize an angry mob is not stopping to the threat of being hit with some rubber balls they will switch to standard 'man stopper' bullets.
Besides, knowing the usual environment in which these commanods operate it was clear it would end this way. They are trained to fight in close quarters against guerilla units and irregulars disguised as innocent civilians or hiding behind them. They're trained to expect a booby trap right around every corner. In this cases, a split second could make the difference between life and death. That's why they're trained to shoot first and ask later.
It was the wrong military unit to send searching those ships.
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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring
Does this only apply to the Israeli commandos or also the people in the aid convoy? What about people legally defending their ship being shot to death by invaders?
So Israel can do anything, other countries (including North Korea) can't do anything. I get it now.
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You're disturbing a hornet nest. Israel didn't sign any nuclear weapon act, despite its nuclear arsenal is the worst kept secret in the world. Despite this, it's not considered a 'rogue state'. Talk about double standards...