Our gallant allies?

[4GS]

WARNING SCENES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, DO NOT WATCH IF EASILY OFFENDED!!! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=rqvFNaWHdz0&feat ure=related If any of my soldiers had acted in this way I would have thrown the book at them Disgusting behaviour

[poohshunny]

I totally agree with you 4GS. I don't profess to be much of an animal lover, but I would never harm an animal either. They say that people who harm or attack other people often start with harming animals. I dread to think what he might do to people in the future. I have to ask myself, is that really the best job for that individual? Absolutely disgusting behaviour!

[Gromit]

Thats bad, but what they have done to the Iraqi people is worse.

The US military and the private security personnel are a law unto themselves and have been poorly managed and supervised.

[cruella]

4GS
Just listening to the debate on the Jeremy Vine show on this situation.
I cannot believe someone could be capable of such cruelty.
That soldier ought to be thrown out of the armed forces.

[4GS]

I'm not a big fan of dogs, I'm more of a cat person, but I'd never hurt a dog just for the fun of it. I hope the U.S Marines take punitive action against these so called 'soldiers'

[daffy654]

I couldn't get the video to oad but I read the comments about it underneath. I hope this Marine gets his punishment.
On a similar theme-did you hear about the British Commandos who have been thrown out of Norway for getting drunk,stripping naked and peeing all over each other in a bar?

[daffy654]

*load* not oad.lol

[tigerlily11]

What a real American hero he is.
I love dogs and Its just a shame that his commanding officer didn't kick the living day lights out of this slime and send him home on an dishonarable discharge.
Mind you if you think the Iraqi's are any better towards their animals think again. I remember seeing a report before the fall of Mad man Saddam that he used to fire up his troops by haing them rip a live dog apart. I saw the pictures. (If any one else remembers this please varify.TY)

[Kromovaracun]

It's an animal.

[Lonnie]

Its not just the Yanks, 1969 tour of NI, one of my sqad members threw a large stone at a pup, hit it and broke its leg, its yelps were pitiful.

He ended up on a charge, got a measley five pound fine, but he was ordered to pay the vets bills.

I refused to have him in one of my patrols again, and my CO agreed fortunately.

These are just two 'incidents', how many more, I wonder.

[Lonnie]

Krom,
So are we, and we depend on them for all sorts of life saving duties, Military and Civilian, and its up to us to look after, not torture them.

[badboy78]

prehaps he should try it on my dog he'd tear him to pieces lol

[4GS]

We had a military hospital in Bosnia which was over run by stray mange-ridden dogs, we couldn't get them out and obviously it was not good for our casualties to have them running around so the Veterinary Corps got rid of them by smearing Bovril on the end of a pistol, when the dog got the scent at put it's nose to the barrel it got a 9mm round (bullet) between the eyes, nice n quick. That's the only time I've ever seen squaddies hurt a dumb animal. I'm not saying British soldiers are angels, far from it, but I wouldn't tolerate any mistreatment of animals, or humans. As I said, if any of my soldiers did mistreat one, I'd make bloody well sure it never happened again, and I'd press the C.O for their immediate discharge

[Clanad]

To lend a smidgen of balance to the discussion, check here:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/military/throwpup py.asp

[flobbergob]

I can't really see the purpose of this thread, except to give 4GS yet another opportunity to tell everybody how good and important ("my soldiers") he is.

Without the US, Hitler might well have strung him up with piano wire.

[tigerlily11]

Oh good grief the 'thank god for the USA' brigade are here.
There is a lot more to WW2 than meats the eye you know. It wasn't all the US and by the way we were paying for it for 60 odd years.
It still doesn't change the fact that fake or otherwise it was a stupid, nasty thing to do.
Even if its faked this will still be a bad mark on the US army and they have enough of those without making things worse.

[Kromovaracun]

Lonnie

We depend on whole species. For instance, we rely on pigs - not a pig for several meats. So long as a species isn't in danger of extinction, I don't really care. And don't try to tell me puppies are on the verge of extinction.

Plus, you're right: we are animals. Animals generally don't tend to care much about other species unless they're a threat or unless they're food.

[Kromovaracun]

Just like to note that I can see a basis for cracking down on cruelty if it is illegal or if a species is in danger or other exceptional circumstances ('cuteness' doesn't count). But that's it.

[sandyg2244]

well its ok for them to have bombs to blow up PEOPLE but the minute an animal is hurt, we get the animal rights brigade!give it a rest!I'm an animal lover but please get things into perspective, why dont you!

[Kromovaracun]

Quite.

I'd much prefer to see the soliders responsible for various murders of civilians stand trial than those who chucked a puppy...