That battle-Tret's first, Rugal's too-had been vastly overcomplicated by the presence of these terrified, untrained civilians.

The Daily Bugle was under siege, though fortunately for the untrained civilians and an injured Spider-Man inside, the demons shattered under one blow.

Besides, getting untrained civilians to rappel down a wall at night would be inviting disaster.

It's too dangerous, a lot of untrained civilians putting weapons on their ships and going out to hunt pirates.

"These guys like me are basically untrained civilians now," said Mr. Howell, the former helicopter test pilot.

Col Gaddafi's forces were a real army with heavy weapons, while the rebels were mostly untrained civilians who had managed to get hold of some light arms such as AK-47s.

And untrained civilians with home made bows, while effective in a way, could not be expected to stand against any regular military force in open battle.

Keeping in mind that untrained civilians conducted much of the war, many mistakes and crimes were committed, including the vile treatment of our archenemy.

Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, said untrained civilians are more likely to engage in racial stereotyping.