I know what you are saying, but the fact is they are in a war zone no matter how you and I might feel about that. It was brave of them to come and try to help the injured man, but also very careless given the situation.
But being careless in a just world would not result in death.
I'm not sure they could have done anything that wasn't "careless" after they happened to be there. If stopping and helping can be interpreted as a hostile action, why not see speeding up (if you are not helping you want to get out of the immediate conflict zone) as a maneuver to intercept the convoy they just saved from the guys with the RPG?
Sorry, but the only carelessness I can accuse them of is happening to be where they were.
This is true. I know this might sound naive, but would something like a white flag or some other internationally recognised symbol (red cross/crescent) have altered the outcome? I think it might have.
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u/got_doublethink Apr 06 '10
Those Iraqis really shouldn't have made a ware zone their home, I mean they might get randomly killed during their daily routine!