{"id":11540,"date":"2019-04-06T10:53:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T17:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=11540"},"modified":"2019-04-06T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T17:58:19","slug":"british-soldiers-use-photo-of-jeremy-corbyn-as-target-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2019\/04\/06\/british-soldiers-use-photo-of-jeremy-corbyn-as-target-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"British soldiers use photo of Jeremy Corbyn as target practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scd.observers.france24.com\/files\/imagecache\/1024x576\/article_images\/corbyn_soldiers_teaser_2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/observers.france24.com\/en\/tag\/politics\">POLITICS<\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/observers.france24.com\/en\/tag\/united-kingdom\">UNITED KINGDOM<\/a><em>&#8211; 04\/03\/2019&nbsp;(France24.com)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>A video shared on Snapchat showed soldiers appearing to shoot at a photo of Jeremy Corbyn during target practice.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social media users and politicians have condemned a video that shows British soldiers using Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s face as a target during shooting practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British Army is opening an investigation into a video showing British soldiers firing at a photo of Jeremy Corbyn, the opposition Labour Party leader, during target practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 26-second video, four soldiers&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2019\/apr\/03\/video-british-troops-firing-jeremy-corbyn-poster\">identified by the British press<\/a>&nbsp;as members of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment in Kabul, Afghanistan, are seen shooting simulation handguns at the poster. The video was initially shared on Snapchat with the text \u201chappy with that\u201d before surfacing on social media on April 3.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliBunkallSKY\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/ext_tw_video_thumb\/1113352258627035136\/pu\/img\/BBldot--L3ckFjQr?format=jpg&amp;name=small\" alt=\"Embedded video\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gRqLSGbicsU\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Defence said in a statement that it was aware of the video and that a full investigation had been launched. \u201cThis behaviour is totally unacceptable and falls well below the high standards the army expects,\u201d a ministry spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video was quickly condemned by British politicians, who are in the midst of grueling Brexit negotiations. Labour MP Alex Sobel&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alexsobel\/status\/1113330431758409728\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cHow can serving soldiers think it acceptable to use Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition, for target practice?\u201dJess Phillips, also a Labour MP,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jessphillips\/status\/1113367405491834880\">called<\/a>&nbsp;it \u201cabsolutely hideous and irresponsible&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brexit Minister Robin Walker&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-47798717\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told BBC Radio<\/a>&nbsp;that the video was \u201cextremely distasteful\u201d and said that \u201cthat kind of violence is unacceptable in any context about a democratically elected representative&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rory Stewart, minister for prisons and a Conservative MP, said in an interview with the BBC that soldiers \u201cdefend the nation and the Queen, and they should not be party political&#8221;.<br><br>\u201cI think these soldiers have made a very, very bad mistake,\u201d Stewart added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentiment was echoed by many Twitter users, who called the video \u201cappalling\u201d and suggested that the soldiers had gone too far.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Corbyn is known for his strong opposition to military action, having called for nuclear disarmament and cuts to military spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Labour leader is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday to discuss a way out of the deadlocked Brexit negotiations. Parliament has already rejected May\u2019s proposal three times and has until April 12 to reach a consensus if it wants to avoid exiting the European Union without a deal.<br><br><strong>This article was written by Jenny Che.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POLITICS&nbsp;\/&nbsp;UNITED KINGDOM&#8211; 04\/03\/2019&nbsp;(France24.com) A video shared on Snapchat showed soldiers appearing to shoot at a photo of Jeremy Corbyn during target practice. Social media users and politicians have condemned a video that shows British soldiers using Jeremy Corbyn\u2019s face as a target during shooting practice. 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