A YouTube video has been released showing a US marine throwing a puppy off a cliff in Iraq. An angry reaction from viewers and internet users has grown rapidly with many posting comments showing their horror and disgust. The mainstream media are also getting this into their pages.
The marine has been identified by internet users. But as this has not been officially checked, I will not name names. The US military authorities have also been spurred into action and will investigate the incident. It is believed that the soldier returned home to Hawaii last year in October.
The video certainly creates a sense of shock to any right thinking person. A heartless, callous soldier is killing a small lovable puppy out of pure sadistic impulses. A small number of comments query whether the puppy was already dead, and whether the whole video is a fake.
The public outcry, if this was a real video, is certainly justified - even if the puppy was already dead before being thrown.
But putting things in context, we should not forget even more heartless and cruel acts have been perpetrated in Iraq, involving innocent civilians. Where there is war, humanity is a scare commodity.
The marine has been identified by internet users. But as this has not been officially checked, I will not name names. The US military authorities have also been spurred into action and will investigate the incident. It is believed that the soldier returned home to Hawaii last year in October.
The video certainly creates a sense of shock to any right thinking person. A heartless, callous soldier is killing a small lovable puppy out of pure sadistic impulses. A small number of comments query whether the puppy was already dead, and whether the whole video is a fake.
The public outcry, if this was a real video, is certainly justified - even if the puppy was already dead before being thrown.
But putting things in context, we should not forget even more heartless and cruel acts have been perpetrated in Iraq, involving innocent civilians. Where there is war, humanity is a scare commodity.
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