As an Israeli, I can tell you I'm very appalled by this. This was in fact on mainstream news (here at least).
Some sources claimed it's a Palestinian boy who threw rocks, and was detained (and later released). Others focused on the soldier, and how he was repeatedly hit and attacked by the Palestinians when trying to do his job. Another source said it like in OP's title.
I don't think this was censored, I did however get a lesson in bias. Each source reports what they want, and it's your responsibility to look at the facts and interpret your own narrative.
Here's mine: soldier brutality, much like police brutality, is an issue that exists anywhere people wield power over others. What this soldier did was wrong, and his reaction was an overreaction to a felony. The child should not have thrown these rocks, just as much as this soldier shouldn't have detained him that hard.
From this point on, it's pure speculation.. But if I were to guess, the kid probably resisted arrest and acted out, which caused to soldier to use excessive force.
Dude... If you throw rocks at anyone in any developed country you will get arrested, and charged with assault. You can't just throw fucking rocks at people, and have no consequences. You can die if you get hit by a rock. I know there's a lot of antisemitism floating around on Voat.co, and I'm not going to be a part of it. Fuck it. The man was in his right to try and restrain that teenager. I don't think the force was excessive. Crying does not make it brutality.
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Calorie-Kin ago
As an Israeli, I can tell you I'm very appalled by this. This was in fact on mainstream news (here at least).
Some sources claimed it's a Palestinian boy who threw rocks, and was detained (and later released). Others focused on the soldier, and how he was repeatedly hit and attacked by the Palestinians when trying to do his job. Another source said it like in OP's title.
I don't think this was censored, I did however get a lesson in bias. Each source reports what they want, and it's your responsibility to look at the facts and interpret your own narrative.
Here's mine: soldier brutality, much like police brutality, is an issue that exists anywhere people wield power over others. What this soldier did was wrong, and his reaction was an overreaction to a felony. The child should not have thrown these rocks, just as much as this soldier shouldn't have detained him that hard.
From this point on, it's pure speculation.. But if I were to guess, the kid probably resisted arrest and acted out, which caused to soldier to use excessive force.
123_456 ago
Dude... If you throw rocks at anyone in any developed country you will get arrested, and charged with assault. You can't just throw fucking rocks at people, and have no consequences. You can die if you get hit by a rock. I know there's a lot of antisemitism floating around on Voat.co, and I'm not going to be a part of it. Fuck it. The man was in his right to try and restrain that teenager. I don't think the force was excessive. Crying does not make it brutality.
Calorie-Kin ago
Eh, there was probably a better way detain the teenager without hurting him as much. I don't know.