Current Events > Is it moral to bomb an entire restaurant because a terrorist might be there?

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Sativa_Rose 09/01/17 2:10:00 AM #1:	Is it moral to bomb an entire restaurant because a terrorist might be there? Yes, it would be right to bomb the restaurant No, it would be wrong to bomb the restaurant View Results Say a terrorist, Ibrahim al-Banna, one of the leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a terrorist group that is mainly active in Yemen currently, is suspected to be at a restaurant (probably through cell phone data). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Muhammad_Salih_al-Banna Should we bomb the entire restaurant via a predator drone? Kill everyone around? Is it worth it to go that far to kill someone like this? Or are we killing civilians so recklessly in the process that we may have become the terrorists ourselves? This actually happened. We thought he was there, we bombed the restaurant. Turns out he wasn't there, and we killed a lot of innocent people in the process, including a 16 year old US citizen whose family moved to Yemen. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:885823060] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote> Is it moral to bomb an entire restaurant because a terrorist might be there? Yes, it would be right to bomb the restaurant No, it would be wrong to bomb the restaurant View Results Say a terrorist, Ibrahim al-Banna, one of the leaders of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a terrorist group that is mainly active in Yemen currently, is suspected to be at a restaurant (probably through cell phone data). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Muhammad_Salih_al-Banna Should we bomb the entire restaurant via a predator drone? Kill everyone around? Is it worth it to go that far to kill someone like this? Or are we killing civilians so recklessly in the process that we may have become the terrorists ourselves? This actually happened. We thought he was there, we bombed the restaurant. Turns out he wasn't there, and we killed a lot of innocent people in the process, including a 16 year old US citizen whose family moved to Yemen. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chill02 09/01/17 2:12:11 AM #2:	use terrorism to counter terrorism --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:885823141] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>use terrorism to counter terrorism</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/01/17 2:13:19 AM #3:	no because a new leader will just pop up. it won't really solve anything unless we can wipe out everyone in the organization. killing one person does nothing. Even if it was Bin Laden I wouldn't condone blowing up the restaurant. I mean you can see that killing him didn't accomplish much other than a sense of revenge <cite>Zikten posted [p:885823179] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>no because a new leader will just pop up. it won't really solve anything unless we can wipe out everyone in the organization. killing one person does nothing. Even if it was Bin Laden I wouldn't condone blowing up the restaurant. I mean you can see that killing him didn't accomplish much other than a sense of revenge</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
teepan95 09/01/17 2:13:21 AM #4:	chill02 posted... use terrorism to counter terrorism what could go wrong? --- http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1060-homework-helpers - come drop by! Rheopexie - https://i.imgtc.com/eNQuMuo.png <cite>teepan95 posted [p:885823181] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote><cite>chill02 posted...</cite> <quote>use terrorism to counter terrorism</quote> what could go wrong?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krystalcyanide 09/01/17 2:14:25 AM #5:	No we did that in Vietnam with shooting up the villages and throwing grenades into people's huts to avoid booby traps and ambush attacks. --- Diamonds, pearls, krystals, girls, cyanide, poison, roxy! <cite>Krystalcyanide posted [p:885823212] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>No we did that in Vietnam with shooting up the villages and throwing grenades into people's huts to avoid booby traps and ambush attacks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Callixtus 09/01/17 2:19:37 AM #6:	We have also bombed weddings too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._drone_strikes#Yemen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike --- KhanofKhans, KhanJohnson, Saloonist, Basileos <cite>Callixtus posted [p:885823368] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>We have also bombed weddings too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_from_U.S._drone_strikes#Yemen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wech_Baghtu_wedding_party_airstrike</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 09/01/17 2:23:02 AM #7:	Back in the nineties clinton had a chance to kill bin laden but the collateral damage would have been high but 9/11 would have never happened --- http://i.imgur.com/fQ2zSjD.gif https://i.imgur.com/rUkYNB9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wDVZCkd.gif https://i.imgur.com/VX0lMwY.jpg <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:885823447] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>Back in the nineties clinton had a chance to kill bin laden but the collateral damage would have been high but 9/11 would have never happened</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cj_WlLL_VVlN 09/01/17 2:24:10 AM #8:	Voted no. I can see the argument for the greater good but I couldn't write off those lives even if it meant saving more. --- Give me your tired, your poor,Your masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest tossed, to me. <cite>Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted [p:885823484] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>Voted no. I can see the argument for the greater good but I couldn't write off those lives even if it meant saving more.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DreadedWave 09/01/17 2:26:57 AM #9:	Only if he's about to cause imminent death to a far greater number of people. Which clearly isn't the case here since he wasn't even present. --- http://i.imgur.com/ngBbHlM.png <cite>DreadedWave posted [p:885823557] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>Only if he's about to cause imminent death to a far greater number of people. Which clearly isn't the case here since he wasn't even present.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/01/17 4:02:42 AM #10:	CADE FOSTER posted... Back in the nineties clinton had a chance to kill bin laden but the collateral damage would have been high but 9/11 would have never happened was Bin Laden the sole planner behind 9/11 though? I bet it still would have happened. or something similar. it's not like he was the only one who could make it happen <cite>Zikten posted [p:885825885] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote><cite>CADE FOSTER posted...</cite> <quote>Back in the nineties clinton had a chance to kill bin laden but the collateral damage would have been high but 9/11 would have never happened</quote> was Bin Laden the sole planner behind 9/11 though? I bet it still would have happened. or something similar. it's not like he was the only one who could make it happen</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
awesome999 09/01/17 4:07:21 AM #11:	Zikten posted... CADE FOSTER posted... Back in the nineties clinton had a chance to kill bin laden but the collateral damage would have been high but 9/11 would have never happened was Bin Laden the sole planner behind 9/11 though? I bet it still would have happened. or something similar. it's not like he was the only one who could make it happen Besides, how would Clinton know 9/11 was gonna happen? --- When it's kids, it's "bullying" but if it were adults, it's stalking, harassment, assault, criminal threats and just general abuse. -Tmk <cite>awesome999 posted [p:885825991] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zikten posted...</cite> <quote><cite>CADE FOSTER posted...</cite> <quote>Back in the nineties clinton had a chance to kill bin laden but the collateral damage would have been high but 9/11 would have never happened</quote> was Bin Laden the sole planner behind 9/11 though? I bet it still would have happened. or something similar. it's not like he was the only one who could make it happen</quote> Besides, how would Clinton know 9/11 was gonna happen?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 09/01/17 4:09:27 AM #12:	Will doing this save more lives? --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:885826039] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>Will doing this save more lives?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
awesome999 09/01/17 4:11:58 AM #13:	Rika_Furude posted... Will doing this save more lives? You don't know, that's the point. If TC tells you that killing 50 civilians will save the lives of 500 civilians or 5 civilians, the choice becomes significantly easier --- When it's kids, it's "bullying" but if it were adults, it's stalking, harassment, assault, criminal threats and just general abuse. -Tmk <cite>awesome999 posted [p:885826106] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote><cite>Rika_Furude posted...</cite> <quote>Will doing this save more lives?</quote> You don't know, that's the point. If TC tells you that killing 50 civilians will save the lives of 500 civilians or 5 civilians, the choice becomes significantly easier</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 09/01/17 4:13:18 AM #14:	In this case, no then. He might be a leader but his death wont just suddenly stop his group committing terrorism --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:885826144] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>In this case, no then. He might be a leader but his death wont just suddenly stop his group committing terrorism</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SpiralDrift 09/01/17 4:50:48 AM #15:	> Guy is planning to kill innocent people. > Let's blow him up along with a room full of innocent people. Yeah, it's not right. That's not to say that we shouldn't be aggressive in pursuing terrorists, we just shouldn't be so reckless that we become as bad as the terrorists themselves. --- Do unto others what your parents did to you. <cite>SpiralDrift posted [p:885826960] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>> Guy is planning to kill innocent people. > Let's blow him up along with a room full of innocent people. Yeah, it's not right. That's not to say that we shouldn't be aggressive in pursuing terrorists, we just shouldn't be so reckless that we become as bad as the terrorists themselves.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KingCrabCake 09/01/17 4:54:00 AM #16:	All depends on context... What rank does the terrorist have How accurate is the information on his location Whats the collateral damage Is there any other option besides making something go boom --- Bulls 4 life ! Get Rondo out of here. <cite>KingCrabCake posted [p:885827045] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>All depends on context... What rank does the terrorist have How accurate is the information on his location Whats the collateral damage Is there any other option besides making something go boom</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fan357 09/01/17 4:55:50 AM #17:	Blowing up civilians makes more terrorists. --- Never forget where you came from. <cite>fan357 posted [p:885827087] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>Blowing up civilians makes more terrorists.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chicken 09/01/17 4:56:53 AM #18:	Obama would say so. --- http://i.imgur.com/x7j6mQ8.jpg <cite>Chicken posted [p:885827104] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>Obama would say so.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 09/01/17 4:56:53 AM #19:	No, but it hasn't stopped us yet. And have we gotten closer to winning this war against bad ideas? Nope. --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:885827105] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote>No, but it hasn't stopped us yet. And have we gotten closer to winning this war against bad ideas? Nope.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sativa_Rose 09/02/17 5:39:03 PM #20:	KingCrabCake posted... All depends on context... What rank does the terrorist have How accurate is the information on his location Whats the collateral damage Is there any other option besides making something go boom We should go back to using silenced weapons. --- I may not go down in history, but I will go down on your sister. <cite>Sativa_Rose posted [p:885911444] in Is it mora... [t:75729717]...</cite> <quote><cite>KingCrabCake posted...</cite> <quote>All depends on context... What rank does the terrorist have How accurate is the information on his location Whats the collateral damage Is there any other option besides making something go boom</quote> We should go back to using silenced weapons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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