If one is killing the human shields, then either the shields don’t exist (are propaganda) or you are equally evil.

I’m sorry but that doesn’t make sense, the wording is messed up. Which is funny because you wrote this to me:

there’s simply you being either obtuse or too ignorant to grasp the basics of the English language.

But in any case, it’s not a case of “if” they’re using human shields. They are using human shields.