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One Side Routinely Uses Human Shields in Gaza—But Not the Side That’s Usually Blamed (fair.org)

submitted 3 months ago by Pro@programming.dev to c/worldnews@sh.itjust.works

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[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Wow. Did you just compare drunk driving by choice with having one's life endangered and completely left with no choice?

And you were preaching about the value of life? What a joke.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I did: your argument that mental state and the situation surrounding the use of human shields was critical to their morality. I lampooned it.

Left with no choice? The article calls out specific uses of noncombatants as impromptu ablative shields and bomb squads, but the well equipped IDF "has no choice"?

I'm failing to find any mention of the value of life, though...

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Shooting the human shield is also bad.

In case I wasn't being clear, I was refering to the Palestinians who are left with no choice but to shoot back.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Using a human shield is a choice. I think they were making the point that what you said is garbage justification for using a human shield.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I was refering to the Palestinians, who had to defend themselves.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Then I think the other person and I both misunderstood. It looked like you were defending Israel's use of human shields.

I still won't justify using a human shield.