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Castelman was hit by soldier who apparently mistook him for a terrorist during Jerusalem attack, but footage shows him unarmed, with his hands in the air prior to being shot

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[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Two things:

  • Clearly this is a war crime.
  • The good guy with a gun often looks like a bad guy with a gun and can easily be shot by state forces.
[-] Deceptichum@kbin.social 30 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Slight correction on your second point:

  • The good guy with a gun, even without possessing the gun, and verbally surrendering while on their knees with their arms above head begging for their life can easily be shot by state forces.

Let’s not make it seem like this was a little “oopsy woopsy I couldn’t tell he wasn’t a terrorist” situation.

[-] Silverseren@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago

Yes, but he had already thrown his weapon away and had his hands in the air surrendering. We shouldn't be killing all bad guys once they've surrendered either.

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