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ukraissia -- the soldier who allegedly fired the surface-to-air missile that downed the ill-fated malaysian air flight 17 claims that he was just cleaning his rocket launcher when it accidentally discharged, according to a knowledgeable rebel who spoke with us on condition of anonymity.
"i must have cleaned it a hundred times without any problem, but this time, i don't know why, it just went off. i swear i didn't even know it was loaded" the mortified rebel is reported to have said. "i feel just awful about it. now i have to clean it all over again. not to mention ask for replacement rockets. so much paperwork."
according to his immediate superior, the rebel will be taking a week of administrative leave before returning to active duty as part of the rocket launching team. "i'm just glad he hit something," he said. "missing completely, well, that's just a huge embarrassment."
uppityperson
(115,674 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)This is a sad development in the world arms race. Someday we may hear, "We were cleaning our nuke, and it just went off."
liberal N proud
(60,298 posts)People shoot down airplanes.
Just applying NRA logic to this act of terrorism.
Igel
(35,191 posts)but the back-discussion is whether it was the Ukrainians, rebels, or Russia.
With a side-branch in the corner discussing whether it was appropriate to give the rebels this equipment. Even inveterate "guns don't shoot people, people shoot people" make an exception when you hand a 4-year-old a loaded gun and then tell him, "You see Johnny over there--play cowboys and indians, and you're the cowboy. Aim at him and shoot!"
Otherwise what you'd get is a search for the missile system so that it could be put on trial and, if found guilty, being either locked up until it's circuitry failed or "executed". Which, I guess, is what pepole who think that "guns kill people" think we should do with the guns. JFK wasn't killed by a person, just find the weapon that killed him and lock it up until it rusts. Justice served.
(I like it when things reduce to an absurdity.)
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)If made up my poster, no problem. People need to recognize satire.
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(51,973 posts)Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)If this gets hidden you can always edit your post to include them.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)2-5 to leave this shitty joke made on the backs of hundreds of dead and their friends and families.
Very nice.
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(51,973 posts)HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)Nothing wrong with the post. Glad the jury realized that.
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(51,973 posts)it's made on the backs of tens of thousands of dead and their friends and families.
PowerToThePeople
(9,610 posts)I agree with the view you are expressing with this satirical writing.
I just do not think this was the best way to go about it. It came across to me as very insensitive to those who just perished and those who loved them.
But, I will use this post as a chance to say (again)
Ban all Guns!!!
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)says you should post the results.
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Kaleva
(36,145 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)unblock
(51,973 posts)Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)'I was the one who killed 269 people on a Korean airlines flight 31 years ago. I was just cleaning my blah blah blah..."
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(51,973 posts)Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Here are your goal posts.