Osama was unarmed

[Moscow Mule]

Unarmed people are the best people to shoot, they don't shoot back.

Unless you're a rubbish shot and you let them get away - then you might be in trouble if s/he comes back with a gun and is a better shot than you.

[d000hg]

Lots of contradictory information too... First he's using his wife as a human shield and she died, then she "rushed" US soldiers and got shot in the leg and survived... Also that he died in a "firefight" after refusing to surrender etc...

They (the US) need to provide solid evidence or there will be no end of conspiracy theories.

I imagine it's pretty hard to piece together the exact details of a gun-fight, everything moves too fast and everyone's too busy not getting shot.

[Moscow Mule]

everyone's too busy not getting shot.

Unless they are unarmed, and call Osama.

[amcdonald]

Maybe the police should just shoot suspected murders etc on sight, saves all that going to trial palava.

It would have stopped the IRA a lot sooner if they did, sometimes a shoot to kill policy is necessary

[Sockpuppet]

Maybe the police should just shoot suspected murders etc on sight, saves all that going to trial palava.

I don't think "suspected" really cuts it with Osama. But yeah why the **** not for the sake of feeding the troll lets just agree that when arresting dealing international terrorists we should try to make comparisons with the dude on the street. He's dead and that puts a nice warm feeling inside me, much like the bullet going through his skull probably did; but in my case it remiinds me of puppies and candy and not an empty black void without any virigins as in his case.

Shooting an unarmed man, not sure that is legal.


BBC News - Bin Laden: Al-Qaeda leader was unarmed when shot - US

Perhaps they couldn't be bothered filling out the stop and search form.

Unless they are unarmed, and call Osama.

I bet he's got one hell of a headache.

[EternalOptimist]

Little Bill Daggett: Well, sir, you are a cowardly son of a bitch! You just shot an unarmed man!
Will Munny: Well, he should have armed himself if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend.


Unforgiven

[d000hg]

If they go in and some are shooting at them, it's all far too hectic to check which person has a gun. If we were fighting in the trenches and your guys rush into an enemy trench, you don't really have time to see which soldiers are armed unless they actively surrender.

[TykeMerc]

Oops. Did I feed the troll?

Yup, naughty Hitler Cat, stop feeding the sockie troll!

[NickFitz]

Speaking as someone in an armchair (although I prefer to think of myself as a socialist rather than a liberal) I have to say: WGAS.

[TiroFijo]

Maybe the police should just shoot suspected murders etc on sight, saves all that going to trial palava.

He's wasn't a suspect, he claimed full responsibility for 9/11.