Such outrage over the peeing, none for the killing itself.

[originalpckelly]

"Three Afghanis were shot today by a military unit."
Response:
"Yawn." "Way to go guys!" "Kill Those Mothers!"

Or how 'bout:
"Three civilians were killed today in Pakistan after a predator drone hit the wrong target. Two of them were children, one a baby."
(Chirp, chirp, chirp...)

"Three Afghanis were urinated on today after being shot and killed by a military unit."
"Oh shit! They pissed on those guys? THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS! String those soldiers up!"

Really?

You see, this would be the problem with our species. We think it's A-OK to kill people, but just so much as "insult their honor and dignity" and I'll be damned if you don't piss some people off.

Of the things that happened to those three guys in a 24-hour period, being peed on was probably not high up there on the list of excruciatingly painful things. Death was.

I'm not saying that I support a peeing policy, but it really sickens me that this is when we say, "that's too far."

You know, I think there are times that show how little hope there is for us. I'm getting that vibe off of this story:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/11/us/video-marines-urinating/?hpt=hp_t1

175 children have been killed in Pakistan, but this is when we say enough is enough?

[think]

1. Excellent points. K & R

[originalpckelly]

2. I guess 8 people agree.

But there's an odd silence, you know?

It's the pro-killing, anti-peeing silent majority.

[T S Justly]

4. Nine. And ... counting! K&R (nt)

[RC]

3. Stop the damn wars!

The so-called war on terror is designed to be self-perpetuating. There is no winning. Not for us,US, not for the innocent civilians we kill as the enemy.

[Blacksheep214]

5. If you have no problem with this

my next question is, are you a veteran?

[originalpckelly]

6. Are you talking to me?

Did you actually read the post?

[Blacksheep214]

13. I've been reading too many posts

The question is a general one to anyone supporting this action.

There are a bunch, which led to my question.

[whatchamacallit]

7. Americans don't give a fuck

If we were a moral people we'd demand the government, OUR government, put an end to it immediately. But we pretend to believe the lies so we can rationalize the killing.

[Capitalocracy]

8. Depleted uranium.

Yes, when you think about it, pissing on their corpses is probably the least of the evils we've wrought upon these people.

[think]

11. I've almost forgotten about that shit. nasty stuff.

[Capitalocracy]

16. I apologize for reminding you.

It is indeed the stuff of nightmares.

[sabrina 1]

9. We are an empire now, we want our killing to look 'respectable'.

Peeing on those we kill just isn't respectable.

I had a little hope last week when I read that the drone killings had been suspended and a State Department member had said, 'we can't kill our way out of this'. I thought maybe finally, our bloody illegal wars were finally coming to an end. But I read yesterday that the drone murders are continuing.

Thank you for your humanity.

[cpwm17]

10. Many Americans have been brainwashed to accept war as normal

It's not like this in much of the world.

Instead, we get outraged about relatively minor or stupid stuff (though peeing on their victims does expose their mindset). One can see it here on DU: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002102119

Some folks here are fabricating phony outrage, and using diversionary tactics. They really don't care about the victims of our wars.

War is the most racist and evil thing in the world. Nothing's worse than war.

[whatchamacallit]

12. A national psychosis. n/t

[TheKentuckian]

14. Insult to injury/piling on

That extra kernal of corn or the odd peanut in the shit sandwich often will puch someone over their normal tolerance.

[Blacksheep214]

15. More like a National burnout.

Especially since 10 years of sacrifice is pissed away.

[Initech]

17. Wasn't this an episode of Monk?

Monk is in New York, he solves a triple homicide, and then he catches a guy on the subway urinating in public, and he's more concerned about the guy peeing on the subway than he is about the murders.

Sounds like our media - it's not the violence, it's the sex, stupid!!

[arikara]

18. I will R this

after I figure out how to do it. Haven't been r'ing or responding much on du3.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

19. I thought that was a given?