Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 08:55 PM Dec 2015

Medics: Bethlehem youth shot dead with illegal ammunition

http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=769247

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Malik Akram Shahin, 19, who was shot dead by Israeli forces in Bethlehem overnight Monday, was killed by an explosive bullet fired at his head, medical sources at the Beit Jala Governmental Hospital told Ma'an.

Medics said the explosive bullet smashed Shahin's skull, and exploded inside his head, with the bullet and skull fragments shattering into "hundreds of pieces."

The sources said the positioning of the shot, as well as the type of bullet used, clearly indicates that Israeli forces shot at Shahin with every intention to kill.

The use of explosive bullets, also called expanding bullets or "dum dum" bullets, is illegal under international law, and considered a crime of war under the 1899 Hague Declaration and the International Criminal Court's Rome Statute, among others.
6 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Medics: Bethlehem youth shot dead with illegal ammunition (Original Post) R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2015 OP
In the animal kingdom it is kill or be killed if one wants to survive, the human kingdom AuntPatsy Dec 2015 #1
The Hague conventions only apply to war krispos42 Dec 2015 #2
Not according to the Rome Statutes azurnoir Dec 2015 #6
He was a member of the terrorist group PFLP Mosby Dec 2015 #3
Ah the excuses you spin... R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2015 #4
ISIS seems to be making inroads into Israel too.. King_David Dec 2015 #5

AuntPatsy

(9,904 posts)
1. In the animal kingdom it is kill or be killed if one wants to survive, the human kingdom
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 09:02 PM
Dec 2015

is far too similar for us that walk on all fours to even remotely believe ourselves above anything or anyone on this earth or beyond with honesty in such conviction.....

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
2. The Hague conventions only apply to war
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 09:33 PM
Dec 2015

Expanding ammunition is standard issue for every police department in the US. Most people that keep a gun for self-defence also keep it loaded with expanding ammunition.


Except New Jersey. It's illegal there for some bizarre reason.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
6. Not according to the Rome Statutes
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 11:43 PM
Dec 2015

The adoption of an amendment to Article 8 at the Review Conference of the Rome Statute in Kampala makes the use of expanding bullets in non-international armed conflict a war crime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expanding_bullet

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
4. Ah the excuses you spin...
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 10:31 PM
Dec 2015

Did he deserve an execution style send off on yours or beloved right wing zionist say so?

Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Israel/Palestine»Medics: Bethlehem youth s...