Bug or feature - killing civilian with U.S. gear

[[MoL]jaVi]

I just wondered if this is intended to be.
Yesterday on Fallujah West I was sniper guiding and protecting my team from a rooftop as they went on to a cache. I took out several enemies then I saw a "U.S. helmet" behind a wall. After my mates confirmed that there were only enemies I shot - I killed the "helmet", seeing his face when he was hit and it was a "Taliban"... yeah I thought but then the next second "You killed a civilian", I looked at my points and it stated -100...

So my question now:
- I thought civilians aren't able to take weapons, are they able to pick up US kits and shoot then?
- If so, its bad to get punished then, like in my example, I have had it confirmed tht there were no blues in and I saw a helmet which meant for me, there was an armed guy....

Pls. only Dev answers or somebody who really can tell if it is intended and please leave comments like "In real" civilians can also grab a US helmet just for fun... Except if it is really intended from the devs

EDIT: I know that those "Kit thing" was not on purpose done, but the civilians shouldn't be able to pick up ANY kit then I think...

[frrankosuave]

I don't know about civilians, but have seen at least one militant wearing all US soldier outfit after he picked up his kit. I almost shot him several times, then i heard squad mates stating the same thing so I wasn't the only one seeing it. I mean c'mon, is it very realistic to think that a militant is going to take boots,pants,shirt of enemy during combat? ; ) I didn't see this already mentioned in my brief search of "clothes"...

[RedAlertSF]

Maybe he was a spy!

But yeah, I think it's a bug.

[bosco_]

The bug is that the civilian kit doesn't immediately disappear after a civie is killed.

[Psyrus]

The bug is that the civilian kit doesn't immediately disappear after a civie is killed.

So that means a non-civi insurgent can pick up the kit, who then has the epipen but no death penalties?