How the International Solidarity Movement Caused Rachel Corrie’s Death

IsraPundit ^ | 3/14/10 | Bill Levinson

[Winged Hussar]

The International Solidarity Movement knowingly and willfully endangered Rachel Corrie's life

Deceased peace activist Rachel Corrie deserves justice, but her parents Craig and Cindy are looking for it in the wrong place: an Israeli courtroom. They are also calling as witnesses members of the organization whose recklessness (or worse) caused their daughter's death. The indicated link defines reckless endangerment as,

a crime consisting of acts that create a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. The accused person isn't required to intend the resulting or potential harm, but must have acted in a way that showed a disregard for the foreseeable consequences of the actions.

From where we sit, the International Solidarity Movement's decision to allow or encourage Rachel Corrie to kneel in front of a bulldozer after she had almost been killed by one a mere hour earlier constitutes "a disregard for the foreseeable consequences of the action." We also note that the ISM and the Palestinians with whom it was working expressed a motive for wanting Rachel Corrie dead; her death would gain enormous publicity for their cause. We don't think the ISM actually set out to make a snuff film with Rachel as its unwitting star but, when her dangerous form of civil disobedience began to go horribly wrong, it made little or no effort to prevent it from turning out that way.

[bgill]

No, the idiot caused her own death. Human body vs. bulldozer. Who do you think is going to win?

[PaleoBob]

These people getting access to an Israeli court is ridiculous. They shouldn’t be allowed in Israel period. And THEY are the ones responsible for thier daughter’s death—THEY are the ones who raised her to believe in the hokum that got her killed.

[Winged Hussar]

Rachel was certainly responsible for her own decision to go in front of the bulldozer, but the people with her encouraged (or at least did not discourage) her from doing it. She was also “trained” by the ISM, which apparently did not include training for safe interaction with heavy construction equipment.

[Tijeras_Slim]

I’d guess the last place to look for workplace safety training is the Palestinians and their allies.

[Pontiac]

Try not to sound too much like a DU’er.

Something a little more productive might be nice like: May all of the Palestinians be converted to Christianity.

[vladimir998]

This thread needs photos and cartoons.

[dalereed]

“Something a little more productive might be nice like: May all of the Palestinians be converted to Christianity.”

I STRONGLY disagree!!!!!!!!

[Pontiac]

I STRONGLY disagree!!!!!!!!

You have a problem with Christianity?

[denydenydeny]

You make no sense.

[I Buried My Guns]

Some people have theorized that Rachel was actually run over by the tread of the bulldozer rather than the blade, but that is not accurate, because if so she would have resembled a waffle rather than a pancake, and would have held syrup better in her little square concavities.