 BobbyRutan says: Then there's this example: "Claimant's son and a friend were fishing, in a small boat, 15 kilometers north of Tikrit on the Tigres river at 2200 hours on 31 March 2005. The claimant and his son had fished the Tigres many nights recently, but the father did not join his son this night. U.S. Forces helicopters were flying overhead, like they usually did and there were no problems. "A U.S. Forces HMMWV patrol pulled up to the beach near where they were fishing. The patrol had spotted and destroyed a boat earlier in the evening that had an RPG in it. They set off an illumination round and then opened fre. The claimant's only son was shot and killed. His friend was injured, but managed to get the boat to the other side of the river. At the small village across the river they received medical help and were taken to the hospital. But, it was too late for the claimant's son. Follow up to first comment from the article: "The claimant and his son were huge supporters of democracy and up to this day held meetings and taught there friends about democracy. The claimant provided two witness statements, medical records, a death certificate, photographs and a scene sketch, all of which supported his claim. "Opinion: There is sufficient evidence to indicate that U.S. Forces intentionally killed the claimant's son. Unfortunately, those forces were involved in security operations at the time. Therefore, this case falls within the combat exception." So I guess the price of human life is droping! In the 60s Ford figured we were all worth about $200,000 per head, and that's not even factoring in inflation! On the other hand, although we are low-balling them, and that certainly makes us look bad, I think the recognition of solatiia is a step in the right direction. It is important to understand the regional customs, and respect them. This is a society where resolving personal injury by military force is seen as less civilized than by conducting negotiations over compensation. Islamic law generaly gives the agrived the choice: to demand blood or to demand solatia, but it has normally been made clear that the better option is to end the cyc... |
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