[jemmyw]

The person responsible is the one who pulls the trigger. If a murderer runs into a crowd of people it wouldn't be OK for the police to just mow down those people to catch them. And that's an exact analogy here, just because a terrorist hides within a community does not mean you have any kind of moral justification for killing with impunity. Blame the community? Sure, does that blame extend to the kids growing up in that community who know nothing about what's going on. No, it doesn't.

[jpcfl]

> And that's an exact analogy here

Not even remotely close.

[jemmyw]

Please expand

[jpcfl]

I’ll pass. If you’re unable to see the difference on your own, I’m afraid I cannot help you.

Besides, we are way off topic. This is not related to the dismissal of an employee because of his tweet.

[jemmyw]

Sorry, but you've just told me that it's OK to kill innocent civilians, including children, by shelling them because you think a terrorist is hiding in their midst but you can't tell me the difference between that and my scenario. I'm either drastically misunderstanding your scenario or I think your moral compass is well out of whack.

And just to be clear, it's not siding with the terrorists or those directly complicit with them to question these methods, just as it wouldn't be siding with criminals to suggest police can't act with impunity.

[jpcfl]

> you've just told me that it's OK to kill innocent civilians, including children

No, I did not, and the fact that you believe this is just proving my point. You’re being unreasonable, and no amount of explanation is going to help here.

Besides, this is way off topic.