The movie Eye in the Sky takes place in Nairobi, Kenya located in Africa. Colonel Powell is a UK based military officer who commands her team on a mission to capture terrorists of al- Shabaab, also known as Susan Danford and numbers four and five of the most wanted list, who are planning a suicide bombing. Her goal is to “capture not kill” throughout the mission. Powell and her team endowed themselves with the usage of drones to hound themselves to their targets. The pace builds when Steve Watts, the drone pilot, is faced with a dilemma whether to pull the bomb’s trigger when a nine-year-old girl steps inside the kill zone area. Powell’s goal to “capture, not kill” has changed to killing. This situation escalates for implications of modern
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It is a tactic that happens when the time is necessary with no faults to be blamed on the forces for the damage done. This type of modern warfare can prevent serious attacks in the future from any harm such as terrorist’s attacks; for example, to capture the terrorist, risk of harm was put on civilians such as the little girl to complete their mission. Collateral damage is done to save thousands of lives yet knowing there will still be individuals who will suffer from it. It is sided with a good and bad use of warfare. However, it is not fully justified for it being viewed as a good or bad tactic. For some it may be hard to accept it simply because of the impact it can cause and leave to others. Collateral damage happens when the person in charge commands for it when there isn’t any other choice. This modern warfare is done to protect people from any great impact of bigger harm and danger. But, there will be disagreements brought upon. Based on the film, making the decision of pulling the trigger was the more acceptable choice because in a situation with two difficult decisions it 's hard to know which choice is the right one or more beneficial when it can cause major harm to an individual. The destruction done was an ethical decision because it was more beneficial and best for much of the
It is a tactic that happens when the time is necessary with no faults to be blamed on the forces for the damage done. This type of modern warfare can prevent serious attacks in the future from any harm such as terrorist’s attacks; for example, to capture the terrorist, risk of harm was put on civilians such as the little girl to complete their mission. Collateral damage is done to save thousands of lives yet knowing there will still be individuals who will suffer from it. It is sided with a good and bad use of warfare. However, it is not fully justified for it being viewed as a good or bad tactic. For some it may be hard to accept it simply because of the impact it can cause and leave to others. Collateral damage happens when the person in charge commands for it when there isn’t any other choice. This modern warfare is done to protect people from any great impact of bigger harm and danger. But, there will be disagreements brought upon. Based on the film, making the decision of pulling the trigger was the more acceptable choice because in a situation with two difficult decisions it 's hard to know which choice is the right one or more beneficial when it can cause major harm to an individual. The destruction done was an ethical decision because it was more beneficial and best for much of the