Originally posted by Fierceknucks
No one really knows the facts about this. News from Baghdad is always spun and corrupted before it gets out of the country
And News that you are fed in Amreica isn't?!
I can't believe most of you guys, and tbh it's mostly American's backing the gunner in the Apache, that he was right to do so. That is wrong of you to say so, as your eyes must be lying to you about what happened there, and also the facts of who the 2 reporter's were must be evading you!
This is a killing of 8 people in cold blood, not justified, nor founded. RPG's are not easy to hit a helicopter with, especially being as far away as the people on the ground are. The gunner know's there are no ground troops to engage the "supposed terrorists", as stated in the video, therefore knowing he would get the go ahead.
He provokes for the go ahead even more by stating they have been shot at, clearly a lie. The enjoyment he gets from killing people, innocent or not, is disgusting, and not in line with any code of conduct army personel are supposed to adhere to.
Split second decision to make.... Why not take another split second and make the right decision?!
They are in the air, why not fly just outside of the RPG's range and watch closely to see what their activity is about? Why not avoid the killing of 8 people, by having the proper intel in place letting them know reporter's were in the area during this time? Why are there not intensive screenings for people who are going to be the gunner of an Apache helicopter, ie. Mental Health?
This footage was released because the gunner WAS in the wrong, and it needs to be addressed. Unstable individuals, as this guy has shown himself to be, need to be rehabilitated before it is too late. There's a fine line out there, and in my opinion this guy has jumped over it....