They're designed to be user friendly. It's more of an ethical question then a practical one anyways.tigermilk said:
Poll: Sniper
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I didn't realise they were being made more user friendly (makes sense I suppose). I saw it was an ethical question, I just really liked the I would try and miss option, which of course problematised the ethical issue but was funny none the less.NoPants2win said:
As a soldier, I'd call it in and await further orders. Likely an effort would be made to capture him alive, or at the least identify where he was heading.
Given the order to take the shot, yeah I would. I can only assume that if I WAS a sniper in any professional army I'd be trained and drilled well enough to be able to do just that. Right now? No idea. I've never shot a person and so haven't the faintest idea what it would feel like. I can't imagine myself in such an unfamiliar situation.
As for him being dead; Meh, good riddance. I would have preferred if they got him alive, but have no quarrels with it ending like it is.
Given the order to take the shot, yeah I would. I can only assume that if I WAS a sniper in any professional army I'd be trained and drilled well enough to be able to do just that. Right now? No idea. I've never shot a person and so haven't the faintest idea what it would feel like. I can't imagine myself in such an unfamiliar situation.
As for him being dead; Meh, good riddance. I would have preferred if they got him alive, but have no quarrels with it ending like it is.
Why wouldn't I?
Personally i think he's too dangerous to live, if you captured him his buddies would blow up something big or rescue him and cause major collateral damage.
And just for the record i'm not one of those guys who scream "DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!" I just weighed out the benefits and losses of shooting him. Capturing any other person would be the wisest choice to get information but with a person like him, he's too dangerous to live.
Personally i think he's too dangerous to live, if you captured him his buddies would blow up something big or rescue him and cause major collateral damage.
And just for the record i'm not one of those guys who scream "DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!" I just weighed out the benefits and losses of shooting him. Capturing any other person would be the wisest choice to get information but with a person like him, he's too dangerous to live.
I answered yes, because I'm a very good sniper at range, but I would only take the shot if my orders were to eliminate High-Value Targets of Opportunity, and given just WHO it was centered in my sights, I'd call it in before taking the shot.
Otherwise, my primary goal would be tracking his location and awaiting further orders.
Otherwise, my primary goal would be tracking his location and awaiting further orders.
No ...
I considered 'I would try, but miss' ... but then I gave it a little more thought. No ... because it's not my job in this life to dictate who should live and die. I mean if I just decided to pick up a gun and shoot every person who did something heinous, how exactly am I better?
I'm not a mercenary, nor am I a soldier, nor am I judge or a single-man jury of my peers, nor a representative of my entire nation.
So what exactly do I have to justify my actions in murdering someone?
Not to mention the fact that I want to live as well as I can possibly do so (without inflicting serious harm on others of course) ... and committing to such an action would be in violation of this maxim.
I would feel guilty .. and it would be a guilt that would last till my terminal breath and has colourd every day of my existence since the deed itself.
Why would I invite such tribulation?
I considered 'I would try, but miss' ... but then I gave it a little more thought. No ... because it's not my job in this life to dictate who should live and die. I mean if I just decided to pick up a gun and shoot every person who did something heinous, how exactly am I better?
I'm not a mercenary, nor am I a soldier, nor am I judge or a single-man jury of my peers, nor a representative of my entire nation.
So what exactly do I have to justify my actions in murdering someone?
Not to mention the fact that I want to live as well as I can possibly do so (without inflicting serious harm on others of course) ... and committing to such an action would be in violation of this maxim.
I would feel guilty .. and it would be a guilt that would last till my terminal breath and has colourd every day of my existence since the deed itself.
Why would I invite such tribulation?
Well no, because then I'd be hailed as some dickhead who likes revenge and will take someone's life to do that.
Yeah, that would have been considered an act of war against a religious organization. We weren't at arms with Al Queada yet.JoshGod said:
And that's not a true story.
OT: Well, yeah of course I would.
It's Osama Bin Laden. Ignoring the fact that him being dead makes me a millionaire, he put his "military" focus on attacking civilians. Fuck that guy.
Right on the head. I've got nothing against the man, so I don't see any reason to kill someone I don't even know. Besides, I'd probably miss.EllEzDee said:
Sad thing is, the News of the World knew Bin Laden's location for three years, but Osama got a super-injunction.
But yeah, shoot him on sight. And put a few more bullets in him to make sure he doesn't come back as a zombie.
But yeah, shoot him on sight. And put a few more bullets in him to make sure he doesn't come back as a zombie.
No, everyone deserves a fair trial.
Has anyone else noticed that before Osama died he would be said to have allegedly masterminded 9/11 and now that he's dead everyone is so sure it was him?
Has anyone else noticed that before Osama died he would be said to have allegedly masterminded 9/11 and now that he's dead everyone is so sure it was him?