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6. When a criminal takes a child hostage,

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 12:33 PM

Jul 2014

do the police just shoot the child, or do they find another way to deal with the situation?

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Hiding War Crimes Behind a Question [View all] stupidicus Jul 2014 OP

Here is the problem. Savannahmann Jul 2014 #1

"You instigated the violence." Martin Eden Jul 2014 #5

You should get off the fence Savannahmann Jul 2014 #9

To choose sides, like you have obviously done? Martin Eden Jul 2014 #10

We've tried the other methods. Savannahmann Jul 2014 #11

'We've tried the other methods' RobertEarl Jul 2014 #17

The only side I've taken is against the needless slaughter of innocents Martin Eden Jul 2014 #18

NO it's not, that's just one of many problems stupidicus Jul 2014 #12

If someone starves you Aerows Jul 2014 #14

But Israel is not "hitting" Hamas. Maedhros Jul 2014 #2

Whom the terror org Hamas IronGate Jul 2014 #3

When a criminal takes a child hostage, Maedhros Jul 2014 #6

Was Hamas holding the boys on the beach under rockets? morningfog Jul 2014 #8

Oh, well there's that pesky little detail. R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2014 #4

and undeniably so stupidicus Jul 2014 #13

You honestly have to ask when Aerows Jul 2014 #15

yep stupidicus Jul 2014 #16