- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Hikaru 119
Posted by: Boot117
Posted by: Hikaru 119
You've never seen civilians in war have you? They are frantic, those that are smart escape, but judging by the way humanity is going now.....most of those people are going to be dumbasses and will die.
Assuming that the UNSC has policies and codes anything like our military today, on of the top priorities is maintaining a low level of civilian casualties, and trying to keep civillians under control. Of course the Covenant would be making that very difficult but supplying civilians with safe zones and checkpoints is crucial in military operations. I am sure the UNSC would be trying to ensure the safety of civillians because I disgree with you, many of them aren't stupid, but have never been under combat circumstances. Let me ask you, if we were to suddenly come under attck by any force, Covenant, terrorists, oppostition military, whatever, you cant expect me to believe you would know what to do or escape immidiately. Your initial reaction is to worry and panic.
Being an American and an avid gun collector, my first instinct is to grab a gun. Hell when 9/11 happened the first thing I did was make sure my firearms worked and that my bullet proof vest was still in one piece. That was my initial reaction and when we were attacked. I'm saying though the average civi, and with the way intelligence is dropping in the average citizen these days, that they'll freak and not know what to do.
This has nothing to do with intellect. A civillian with an IQ of 200 would panic just as a civillian with 100, it is totally irrelavent. On average, people don't know how to use firearms, with the exception of examples you and me. They dont own rifles, pistols, light or heavy machine guns, and they definately dont own bullet proof vests. People aren't stupid, they are just so used to being safe that when even the smallest bit of unexpected danger occurs they panic.