What labels a specific person a civilian?
What can a civilian do to not be considered a civilian?
When a civilian wields a weapon, is he/she a civilian?
If a civilian chooses to stand in the way of a fight, is he/she still considered a civilian?
If a civilian is not granted the ability to leave a fight by his/her own nation, does that make the civilian a hostage of his/her own nation?
2006-07-30 03:47:38 · 5 answers · asked by lightning_bug_x 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
That is a very good question. I used to think I knew but after watching the news I'm not sure anymore.
From the reporting coming out of the middle east I guess if you help load a missle into a launcher fire it off, then jump into a car to speed away and get hit and blown up you're also a civilian.
If you have a weapon and its blown away from you by the blast from an air strike then you're a civilian.
There's a price to pay when the civilian population joins with illegal combatants who don't wear anything to distinguish themselves from non-combatants. Allows them to launch missle from the roofs of apartment buildings hospitals, and transports militants and weapons in unmarked civilian vechicals, ambulances etc.
The price is a lot of "civilian" casulties I don't feel the least bit sorry for them. The "civilians" have a choice either separate themselves from the militants or die with them.
2006-07-30 04:42:08 · answer #1 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A civilian is someone who is not empowered with the power to protect our nation, either as a police officer or a member of the armed services. I can tell you, though, that this is a question with a very grey answer: I am not in the military or an actual police officer, but I am not considered a 'civilian' because I have to carry a badge. I am considered just the opposite. A civilian who wields a weapon is still a civilian, but possibly a criminal if it is in the nature of a criminal act. If a civilian chooses to stand in the way of a fight, a civilian is practicing civil disobedience and by very definition: a civilian. When a civilian is not granted the ability to leave a fight, that doesn't make them a hostage that makes them a person who has been drafted and is expected to follow orders of their commanding officers. Good luck and God bless.
2006-07-30 04:15:27 · answer #2 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not an active member of the police force or army your called a civilian. This is what I understand somehow;)
2006-07-30 03:53:29 · answer #3 · answered by Foolisheart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are all wonderful questions.
Please forgive me when I tell you Civilians are the dust of Humanity. And Humanity is all of us.
Best Wishes and Good Fortune my friend
2006-07-30 03:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A child, women or an unarmed person...
2006-07-30 05:54:19 · answer #5 · answered by chitownreppin312 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋