At 11:59 PM 11/6/00 -0500, Harmon Seaver wrote:
What kind of bullshit is this? The term "stone throwers" make's it sound like it's a bunch of little kids thowing pebbles. These dudes are throwing fist sized rocks and many of them are using the old thong slings like David used to slay Goliath. And you get a whole gang of them -- it's deadly barrage. That's how they used to execute people over there -- "let him who casts the first stone", eh? What would you do if a mob came at you throwing stones the size of your fist? I'd open up on them myself without a qualm. And not with rubber bullets either. The Israeli soldiers are showing incredible restraint -- I'd just go rock and roll solid ball, with a ma deuce if I had it.
1. the soldiers have riot gear on, hand-thrown stones aren't too significant 2. its a judgement call about appropriate force and I was gisting an Israeli general in charge. They use snipers' head shots on cocktailers.