Poll: Sniper

[AgDr_ODST]

Im not the best shot, but If I were in a position to shoot him I'd first aim for the dome of his body guard, and then aim for Bins legs or lungs so I could either capture him or so he'd die a slow and painful death

 

[Geo Da Sponge]

Probably. I mean, what reason do I have not to?

[small]Apart from the whole moral quandry of taking another humans life, but whatever.[/small]

"A marine sniper"

That's like asking a brick what colour the sky is. They're brain dead, hence the term "jar heads".

You're making Gibbs angry...

 

[Shraggler]

In this case I'm fairly apathetic about the whole thing. He's (was) one guy in a whole world full of smug, self-righteous, narrow-minded, greedy, ignorant, selfish assholes. I wouldn't bat an eye either way, but there are so many more of these 7th century minded morons out there that I don't know if it would have the "desired effect".

 

[Altorin]

who wouldn't take a clear shot at the most wanted man in the world? To be the guy that actually shot bin laden? damn, I'd love to be that guy. Would I be physically or mentally or even emotionally able to take the shot? Perhaps not (definitely not physically or mentally, I'm not a sniper). But if I had been trained to take the shot, then fucking rights I'd take it, if that was part of my orders.

 

[Twilight_guy]

Am I a solder? If I am then I'm doing my job. If I'm not then I'm murdering someone and that requires more thought.

 

[Shock and Awe]

Shoot him, report the location of the body, and stick around to pop any guards that try to recover it. Then i would get a cool 25 Million and know I did a good deed.

 

[Laxman9292]

i read the question too fast and tought it said Obama. so i answered no

hehe its okay. Anyone else reminded of this?
http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2011/05/fox40_news_obama_bin_laden_dead.jpg

It's Fox News, the premier Republican news network. What did you expect?

But still, Epic Fail on Fox's part.

Look at the 'B' more closely, its clearly photoshopped.

That's what I thought as well, but really it doesn't matter. Literally, most people I know have made this mistake without even realizing it. Honest and harmless mistake that could happen to anyone.

Captcha: "thus manmens" thus, real manmens would take the shot, I know I would.

 

[s0m3th1ng]

I would shoot him in the stomach and testicles. Don't want him dying to quickly now.

 

[tigermilk]

73.5% people say yes. Either they took military training as a pre-requisite of having the oppurtunity or chillingly they are pretty confident with guns.

 

[tigermilk]

I would shoot him in the stomach and testicles. Don't want him dying to quickly now.

Mental note to self, never piss this guy off

 

[NoPants2win]

73.5% people say yes. Either they took military training as a pre-requisite of having the oppurtunity or chillingly they are pretty confident with guns.

They're designed to be user friendly. It's more of an ethical question then a practical one anyways.

 

[epikAXE]

I would do my damnedest to take him Alive, with minimal harm done to him. If not taking the shot meant a capture opportunity in the future I would not take the shot.

If there was an immediate and pressing need to be lethal I would do so, but I would attempt to make it as clean, efficient and as suffering-free as I could.

I have no intention of becoming a monster whilst trying to fight them. It is a shame the same cannot be said for a good portion of the people in this thread.

Fastest way to kill a monster is to be monster. That is how you win wars by being the most brutal son of a ***** not in measured violence. This was how the Civil War was finally won and this was how WW2 was won and guess what in the end it saved lives on both sides.

Perhaps you didn't read my post properly - my aim would not be to kill him.

And I disagree with your position on Moral grounds.

Im sorry but how did this warrent probation? really. Ive noticed an up in the amount of people on probation nowadays aswell. Good on you for having 'moral grounds' i say sir!

 

[tigermilk]

73.5% people say yes. Either they took military training as a pre-requisite of having the oppurtunity or chillingly they are pretty confident with guns.

They're designed to be user friendly. It's more of an ethical question then a practical one anyways.

I didn't realise they were being made more user friendly (makes sense I suppose). I saw it was an ethical question, I just really liked the I would try and miss option, which of course problematised the ethical issue but was funny none the less.

 

[OutforEC]

73.5% people say yes. Either they took military training as a pre-requisite of having the oppurtunity or chillingly they are pretty confident with guns.

Military training and confident with firearms, and voted yes. I wouldn't be as pleased about it as some of the more blood-thirsty members of society, but the needs of the many blah blah.

 

[tigermilk]

73.5% people say yes. Either they took military training as a pre-requisite of having the oppurtunity or chillingly they are pretty confident with guns.

Military training and confident with firearms, and voted yes. I wouldn't be as pleased about it as some of the more blood-thirsty members of society, but the needs of the many blah blah.

Fair play. My only hope would be if it handled like a nerf gun. I imagine I would have voted for a 'definite yes' if I had seen the things many soldiers are exposed to!

 

[Vampire cat]

As a soldier, I'd call it in and await further orders. Likely an effort would be made to capture him alive, or at the least identify where he was heading.

Given the order to take the shot, yeah I would. I can only assume that if I WAS a sniper in any professional army I'd be trained and drilled well enough to be able to do just that. Right now? No idea. I've never shot a person and so haven't the faintest idea what it would feel like. I can't imagine myself in such an unfamiliar situation.

As for him being dead; Meh, good riddance. I would have preferred if they got him alive, but have no quarrels with it ending like it is.

 

[Biodeamon]

Why wouldn't I?
Personally i think he's too dangerous to live, if you captured him his buddies would blow up something big or rescue him and cause major collateral damage.
And just for the record i'm not one of those guys who scream "DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!" I just weighed out the benefits and losses of shooting him. Capturing any other person would be the wisest choice to get information but with a person like him, he's too dangerous to live.

 

[Darius Brogan]

I answered yes, because I'm a very good sniper at range, but I would only take the shot if my orders were to eliminate High-Value Targets of Opportunity, and given just WHO it was centered in my sights, I'd call it in before taking the shot.

Otherwise, my primary goal would be tracking his location and awaiting further orders.

 

[Flac00]

That would depend. I would follow my orders.

good point, that should probably be put into one of the options.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

No, i'd be those guys who yell "pEAACE LET HIM GO! HIS DEATH WAS WRONG!" lol jk I'd kill him