Israel clears tank crew over killing of Reuters cameraman; or Shooting the Messenger

Started by inimalist3 pages
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Is a TV camera big enough to hide a rocket launcher or any sort of anti-tank weapon?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-7_Saxhorn

used by Hezbollah

actually, a bunch of tripod mounted anti-tank weapons that one might mistake a camera for

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/accp/in0546/lsn2.htm

Originally posted by inimalist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT-7_Saxhorn

used by Hezbollah

😂 Well now I feel silly. But it probably makes someone posing as a camera man a serious enough threat to warrant a good deal of caution.

ya, I hadn't seen that before today...

If i was an Israelite, i would think that the cameraman was filming me to report back to the palestinans and get some dough that way, apart from gettng paid from Reuters as well.

What that cameraman was filming, could have been documentary. What that cameraman was filming, could have been enemy recon. It just depends on your pov.

As for the Press with the flack jackets, what could stop a kamikazee from packing a flack jacket with explosives and daubing "T.V." on it?

yes, and what could possible stop a 6 year old palestinian girl from stuffing her teddy bear with c4

SHES GOT A BEAR!!!! OPEN FIRE!!!!

People have used mock-camera gear as a disguise to attack in the past. I would assume it is one of the reasons for the signs saying "no photography allowed".