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[-] gmtom@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago

From my experience with soldiers they probablywould have made worse jokes/ mockings about anything and everything including other soldiers and people they have killed.

And since they also died attacking a civilian vessel I don't feel the need to show any respect in the first place.

[-] MechanicalJester@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

"The official said crew on the dhow, which did not have a country flag, were planning to transfer the missile parts, including warheads and engines, to another boat off the coast of Somalia."

Looks like "Finding Out" to me.

The gallows humor is real. Coping mechanisms for traumatic jobs is real. Ever hear civilian firefighters joke around? Same. Military firefighters and combat medics probably have the darkest humor. We've all collectively decided we want people to be really good at killing people and blowing shit up so other people don't kill out people and blow our shit up.

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The gallows humor is real.

My point exactly.

[-] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Anything carrying weapons isn't "civilian", it's a military supply ship.

Imagine thinking just because it's not painted gray and equipped with guns that it isn't for a military use case.

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah that's nit how that works at all.

Civilian shipping is still civilian shipping even when they are carrying engines for war planes. And I 1,000,000% gaurantee you wouldn't be saying that same shit if it was Ansar Allah attacking weapons shipments heading to Israel.

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