Video of US soldier throwing puppy off cliff

[LakerBlood]

I saw this video for the first time today: **WARNING!** This video is extremely disturbing

Video

In the video is a US Marine throwing a puppy off of a cliff in Iraq. Nobody can say yet as to the authenticity, however it's a very disturbing video of human cruelty. The soldiers should be ashamed to represent America in such a way.

However, after reading an incredible amount of comments and hearing about how upset people are, it brings up another point that I'd like to discuss here. Does anyone else think that it's absolutely ridiculous that although human beings die every single day in Iraq (and there are countless videos of this), it takes a video of an animal dying to ignite outrage? Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way condoning this video. But why do people sympathize more with animals? It makes no sense to me.

 

[Chutney]

I don't think the outrage indicates that people have their priorities mixed up, but I actually think it shows how desensitized we have become to the senseless violence of war. Stuff like this catches us by surprise because there's no precedent for it, but we here about soldiers and civilians being killed every day. Its a sad fact, but I don't necessarily think it means people value animal lives more than human ones.

Either way, this is absolutely disgusting.

 

[Master Shake]

Wow, that was the fucking horrible. That guy is a major asshole. Complete idiocy and a fucking horrible person.

 

[Kid Chocolate]

Eh, I'll get over it.

 

[ghoti]

How is that anything like a beheading video?

 

[Mamba]

I hope that mother fucker catches a bullet square in the face.. I don't give a **** if he is a US marine, I hope he catches a bullet right between the ****ing eyes, instead of those honorable men over there dying for us.

Don't confuse me for an animal rights activist, either.

 

[Mamba]

I don't think people are sympathizing more for the animal, it's just that was unnecessary and completely uncalled for. If he finds entertainment out of that, I don't want that cunt in my society.

It would've been great if before he threw that puppy, he caught that bullet right in the ****ing head. I would've laughed my ass off.

A bit twisted? Yes I am.

 

[Real]

All I can say is, that's incredibly disappointing.

 

[Kid Chocolate]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Black Mamba @ Mar 6 2008, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I hope that mother fucker catches a bullet square in the face.. I don't give a **** if he is a US marine, I hope he catches a bullet right between the ****ing eyes, instead of those honorable men over there dying for us.

Don't confuse me for an animal rights activist, either.</div>



Well that's just stupid.

 

[ToddMacCulloch11]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBlood @ Mar 6 2008, 06:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>However, after reading an incredible amount of comments and hearing about how upset people are, it brings up another point that I'd like to discuss here. Does anyone else think that it's absolutely ridiculous that although human beings die every single day in Iraq (and there are countless videos of this), it takes a video of an animal dying to ignite outrage? Don't get me wrong, I'm in no way condoning this video. But why do people sympathize more with animals? It makes no sense to me.</div>

I don't know if you can connect the two in that way. It just happened that this person was a soldier in iraq...but this was a video of some random truck driver doing it in Montana, I'd think the same thing...fuck that guy, he's a cruel piece of shit.

There's still plenty of people who are upset about what's going on with the war. With the amount that it's dragged on, I'm sure there are plenty who have become less vocal about it. Maybe some are getting desensitized to it (to some extent). I'm sure if tons of puppies were getting thrown off cliffs and their were videos all over of it, over time I probably wouldn't react to it the same way as I do seeing it one time out of nowhere.

 

[ToddMacCulloch11]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Mar 6 2008, 07:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How is that anything like a beheading video?</div>

Yeah, that seemed to be an extreme comparison

 

[GMJ]

How do we know it was friendly fire, and not the case where the doggie was an insurgent. I'm just saying we should get all the facts so that we may form an objective opinion.

 

[M Two One]

Stupid murderer bastard.

 

[zєяσ]

Somebody didn't get any hugs when he was a kid...

 

[AEM]

^ Probably not as an adult either...

 

[zєяσ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AEM @ Mar 6 2008, 11:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>^ Probably not as an adult either...</div>
Or perhaps he was pissed off that he never got a pet....

 

[AEM]

He never will after this.

 

[Universe]

It is different when it's a beheading video. That is people doing it to people. Everyone has a brain that functions even if it is in a different way and that is what seperates us from animals.

Killing an animal is okay when it's the means of life like food but killing an animal as a joke is dumb.

 

[Mamba]

Jeffrey Dahmer started out by hurting/killing animals...

I say execute this mother fucker.

 

[GMJ]

So I finally saw the video and I found it strange that the dogs voice was very clearly audible on the microphone of the handheld camera despite the distance away from it, and there was no observed change in volume or tone as the distance increased. Just putting that out there.

 

[#1_War_Poet_ForLife]

Jigga, he already admitted to it. Either he's a publicity whore, or he did it.

 

[Really Lost One]

Yeah, I'm not saying this is fake, but in the beginning, I find it weird how the dog wasn't even moving. It seems like it was either already dead, or it was just a stuffed animal

 

[zєяσ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 6 2008, 11:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, I'm not saying this is fake, but in the beginning, I find it weird how the dog wasn't even moving. It seems like it was either already dead, or it was just a stuffed animal</div>
Good point, I noticed it too but we could only guess whether or not it was dead already.

 

[huevonkiller]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 6 2008, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is different when it's a beheading video. That is people doing it to people. Everyone has a brain that functions even if it is in a different way and that is what seperates us from animals.</div>


There are plenty of people that are not separate from animals. Such as those instigating in a beheading video.

 

[Mamba]

I still think he deserves a ****ing bullet in the brain

<u>Ya standin' in line
Believin' the lies
Ya bowin' down to the flag
Ya gotta bullet in ya head

A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head
A bullet in ya head!
A bullet in ya head!
A bullet in ya head!
A bullet in ya head!
A bullet in ya head!
A bullet in ya head!
A bullet in ya head!
Ya gotta bullet in ya fuckin' head!

Yeah!

Yeah!
</u>

 

[Universe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 6 2008, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is different when it's a beheading video. That is people doing it to people. Everyone has a brain that functions even if it is in a different way and that is what seperates us from animals.</div>


There are plenty of people that are not separate from animals. Such as those instigating in a beheading video.
</div>
But they have the brain to know right from wrong but choose to ignore.

 

[huevonkiller]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 7 2008, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 6 2008, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is different when it's a beheading video. That is people doing it to people. Everyone has a brain that functions even if it is in a different way and that is what seperates us from animals.</div>


There are plenty of people that are not separate from animals. Such as those instigating in a beheading video.
</div>
But they have the brain to know right from wrong but choose to ignore.
</div>

No, some people pathologically believe they are doing the right thing.

 

[Universe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 01:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 7 2008, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 6 2008, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is different when it's a beheading video. That is people doing it to people. Everyone has a brain that functions even if it is in a different way and that is what seperates us from animals.</div>


There are plenty of people that are not separate from animals. Such as those instigating in a beheading video.
</div>
But they have the brain to know right from wrong but choose to ignore.
</div>

No, some people pathologically believe they are doing the right thing.
</div>
That mostly brings up religion and other stuff. IMO, killing someone no matter what you think, you know is wrong.

After seeing it for so long you just accept it.

 

[huevonkiller]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 7 2008, 01:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 01:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 7 2008, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 6 2008, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is different when it's a beheading video. That is people doing it to people. Everyone has a brain that functions even if it is in a different way and that is what seperates us from animals.</div>


There are plenty of people that are not separate from animals. Such as those instigating in a beheading video.
</div>
But they have the brain to know right from wrong but choose to ignore.
</div>

No, some people pathologically believe they are doing the right thing.
</div>
That mostly brings up religion and other stuff. IMO, killing someone no matter what you think, you know is wrong.

After seeing it for so long you just accept it.
</div>
Crazy people can easily be animals for example.

Either way, I don't see how any of your points excuse being more outraged by the dog. Sure it was awful, but people don't have perspective.

Chutney hit it from the start, people have been desensitized, and I can understand that, but one shouldn't justify that sentiment. A lot of people can't help but feel more outraged by this video, but it's not a rational conclusion.

 

[Universe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 01:07 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 7 2008, 01:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 01:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 7 2008, 01:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Mar 7 2008, 12:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Universe @ Mar 6 2008, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is different when it's a beheading video. That is people doing it to people. Everyone has a brain that functions even if it is in a different way and that is what seperates us from animals.</div>


There are plenty of people that are not separate from animals. Such as those instigating in a beheading video.
</div>
But they have the brain to know right from wrong but choose to ignore.
</div>

No, some people pathologically believe they are doing the right thing.
</div>
That mostly brings up religion and other stuff. IMO, killing someone no matter what you think, you know is wrong.

After seeing it for so long you just accept it.
</div>
Crazy people can easily be animals for example.

Either way, I don't see how any of your points excuse being more outraged by the dog. Sure it was awful, but people don't have perspective.

Chutney hit it from the start, people have been desensitized, and I can understand that, but one shouldn't justify that sentiment. A lot of people can't help but feel more outraged by this video, but it's not a rational conclusion.
</div>
You didn't read it at all then.

I never said I was more outraged by this than the beheadings I merely stated it was different since it was people killing people rather than animal verses man.

No person deserves to die unless they did something completely horrible and I feel the same way about animals too.