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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
hahahahahahaaha. someone plays too many video games to think that this is an easy thing to do
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Those are civilians though. These guys could have body armor and automatic weapons and are likely more numerous than the Seal team was. Not arming them with live ammo is just asking for them to get gunned down or captured which means they would have died for nothing.
edited 14th Oct '12 1:40:41 PM by Kostya
also you don't need knees to shoot a gun.
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." TwitterCan someone validate the source and figure out how they're calculating it?
Also, why doesn't China spend more on their military if they have a way larger army?
@Thorn: He was an international criminal. He should've been arrested like the police do.
Also, in general, I'm against almost all military action.
@ch00 and Director: Doesn't invalidate the other options I gave.
@Loose: Doesn't mean they can't take people alive.
@Kostaya: Do non-lethal weapons have a different effect at all on trained individuals? I'm pretty sure they don't. If a soldier gets hit by a tranq needle, they still go down.
hahahahahahaha someone plays too many video games to think that tranqs are a) instantly effective and b) don't need to be carefully calibrated lest they do absolutely nothing or become incredibly lethal.
Tasers require you get in very close range, which you can't do with cover fire, then they only have one shot before you need to reset and recharge. Rubber bullets will do exactly nothing against body armor.
Keep going with suggestions—they'll still be infeasible.
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I'm saying that terrorists are likely going to be better trained than your average protestor and will probably have some form of body armor that tasers, rubber bullets, and tranq guns wouldn't affect. Yes you could take them all down if you're lucky but what if there are just too many of them to taser at once? I'm not sure but I think the compound was also really dark which means aiming for vulnerable areas with tasers and such is going to be significantly harder.
edited 14th Oct '12 1:49:33 PM by Kostya
not if your seal team is made of solid snake clones!!!!!!!!!
edited 14th Oct '12 1:50:26 PM by ch00beh
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." TwitterI don't approve of Machiavellian methods to fight terrorism, but in this instance I don't think we were doing anything particularly unethical.
We were killing an enemy combatant who masterminded a direct attack on our soil. Now, the innocent Pakistanis who've died in drone strikes? That is unforgivable.
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I hate to say it but this is true. death you may not like the world we live in but it is what it is and sometimes you have to be willing to kill others to preserve your own. I think we should get away from that but right now it's just not feasible.
Yes but nobody is talking about that. We are discussing a man that orchestrated a decade long campaign against the US and was proven to be dangerous.
edited 14th Oct '12 1:51:44 PM by Kostya
@Director: To play devil's advocate, this source
suggests that China might not be reporting their spendings accurately.
@deathpigeon: I'd presume that non lethal weapons are less effective in downing someone. A high-power bullet to the head is definitely a downer; a traj might just make someone drowsy.

Also it was a military action.
Not police.