Are you saying the ones removed from the camp were killed? What are you saying with that?
Not killed outright, But uuummmm yeah, common sense says they wouldn't have lasted too long.
They were weak & sick and tossed out into a strange wilderness, It's not like they could go to the nearest Caananite social services department and get on welfare/medicaid. They most certainly died of starvation or exposer or were eaten by wild animals within days.
I don't understand the arguement, Yeah I guess in most cases (though probably not this one because they probably would have died horribly over time) being exiled is better than being outright killed, But it's still not exactly a good thing.