Soldier Convicted of Killing Afghan Civilians For Sport

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/us/calvin-gibbs-convicted-of-killing-civilians-in-afghanistan.html?_r=1&hp

Absolutely disgusting, this bloodthirsty maniac degrades and disgraces our military-he is fit for the Einsatzgruppen or the janjaweed not the US army. :mad: I’m delighted he’s rotting in prison for the rest of his life-should have been hanged.

What’s the biggie, they are only Afghans.

Once again, Qin, you are in the courageous vanguard of moral outrage.

I applaud you for your iconoclastic stand against the murder of civilians, and for your continued effective deployment of the mad smiley.

Do you have any idea - any idea at all - how utterly ignorant and wrong-headed a statement like that is? That ammunition is *very *expensive.

This is a courageous stand you’re taking, **Qin Shi Huangdi.
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Hey, I was under the impression RO was still cool in the Pit.

And in any case, you can never be against war criminals enough.

Funny, to this non-US-military-fellating outsider, he looks like he fits right in with the grand US miltary tradition - Tiger Force, anyone? “many of the guerilla units were not armed with weapons” ring a bell?

Wait - only 3 civilians? You’re right - such an abysmal kill-count is an utter disgrace to the fine forces who brought you My Lai and Thanh Phong. That’s not even double figures. Standards are clearly slipping.

And a tooth and a finger? Guy clearly didn’t love his girlfriend enough

I too am opposed to killing civilians for fun!

Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

I agree. When killing civilians, it should only undertaken with an appropriate degree of seriousness.

Should I add “Let us prey” to this?
No?
OK, I won’t.

It may be RO, but it’s not like QSHD is being silly here. It’s disgusting and he felt the need to vent. What’s the problem?

Well, at least the International Olympic Committee has voted not to include this as an event in 2012… so there’s that.

Private Joker: How can you shoot innocent women and children?

Door Gunner: It’s easy, you just don’t lead them as much.

Actually, I would probably have never learned about this particular bit of news if he hadn’t posted his RO for us, so, there’s that.

I expect our soldiers to adhere to higher rules of decorum. That is, only slaughter civilians when ordered to, or when you’re pretty sure they’re terrorists, or they sorta kinda know someone who might be a terrorist, or happen to be within the blast radius of someone that some other guy told us was a terrorist, or who once donated to a charity that can be Kevin-Baconed into a connection with terrorism, et cetera. And when you do, try not to look like you’re enjoying it.

I always liked “Anyone who runs, is a VC. Anyone who stands still, is a well-disciplined VC!”

“Git some!”