ROE & MPs

MPs:
Flak and Ryan - thanks!
Flak, I have no trouble imagining the batman 
belt - I worked with RCMP for 5 years! :) 

ROE:
Alan said:
The example they showed was a squad 
proceeding down a road - 2 un-uniformed 
males run up, hurl insults, hurl stones, then
hurl grenades, and run away. The ROE 
stated that they should NOT be shot at, 
because after throwing the grenades, they
were no threat.

[Tomb] Sadly, were this my squad, they'd 
have been shot while throwing the 
grenades. After all, this works under the 
same 5 second rule as a dropped cookie.... 
(if 5 seconds hasn't elapsed, they are fair 
game still). 

You want to know a bit about an example 
ROE? Watch the movie Rules of 
Engagement with Samuel Jackson and 
Tommy Lee Jones. Interesting on many 
levels... maybe not accurate entirely, but it 
gives an idea of what handcuffing an ROE 
can place on one (in this case, ignored) 
and what can happen if you don't follow it 
and the ridiculous lengths you are expected 
to go to sometimes to honour your ROE. 

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Co-Creator of http://www.stargrunt.ca 
Stargrunt II and Dirtside II game site

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