@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: So if a police officer is in pursuit of a suspect, and the suspect suddenly turns around and rapidly pulls something out of their coat and points it at the officer, they should wait until they see the barrel of the gun before taking a shot? Any police officer will tell you that's…

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: For f***'s sake, their job was to support the troops on the ground that called the Apaches in there in the first place. The fact is that an RPG can take out an Apache from a long distance, and if they're not careful they can get blown out of the sky in an instant. So you'll forgive…

@sereal: If you watch the video, you see the RPG is a camera because they kindly tell you ahead of time that the people in the video are reporters with cameras. The people in the apache didn't know they were reporters. The apache was called in by ground troops to assist in a combat zone. If someone shoots an RPG at…

@sereal: If you read the actual Rules of Engagement, you'll find that medics have to be operating out of explcitly marked medical vehicles — any combatant who is just trying to help rescue another combatant is a fair target. The van was just some black van, they were not wearing medic uniforms. There is no violation…

@Man In Gauze is an obscure reference to Courage the Cowardly Dog.: I don't know where you come up with the shits and giggles thing. From watching, it seemed pretty clear to me that they thought the people had RPGs and were going to shoot them (watch especially the part where one guy is crouching behind a corner,…

@Azel: The video is not particularly gruesome, which is partly why it is so horrifying. You basically don't even see anyone get shot, because the bullets kick up a cloud of dust wherever they hit.

It's a bit misleading to watch the video and say "oh, those soldiers seem to think they're playing a video game". While it may appear that way to us, it's important to keep in mind that the closest anyone of us on this side of the atlantic has come to seeing what's in that video *has* been from video games. So it's…

@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: It's not like they were walking down a street in the green zone. This was in an active combat zone, which is why the apache's were there in the first place. I think what happened was horrifying, but it's horrifying in the same way that all war is horrifying. And it's fairly easy to…

@Eltigro: It's a classic example of the 'new media panic'. Anytime a new type of media is introduced, there's someone somewhere who thoroughly and rabidly believes it will corrupt the children and must therefore be censored. Books, movies, TV, CDs, and now video games. But each time a new one shows up, an earlier…

@fiffer86: Draw the line at persons/beings/objects that can't consent. Seems pretty simple to me.

@TheodoreRex: I do think they made a conscious decision to reject homosexual options, but I leave out the nefarious intent part.

@TheodoreRex: "The way I looked at it, regardless if your Shepherd was homosexual, the love interests were heterosexual."

@fiffer86: Please stop conflating homosexuality with things like bestiality. You're claims at "open-ness" are pretty transparent.

@chewblaha: "If you put homosexual relationships, you draw criticism from people against it.

Wow, both of those responses are flaming piles of professionally worded BS.

@Kryptolojik:

@Funkmeister: She's got a husband and kids, so I'd say you're right.

@Pretty Sneaky Sis: Exactly. I played the hell out of Crash and Overgrown the first time. $5 per new map is too much. Will not buy.

I want it but I will not pay $15. Sorry IW.

I couldn't have cared less about the dedicated server fiasco, but trying to re-sell me the original MW maps and then charging $15 dollars? No f—king thanks.