Re:Why is there no theory of the just riot? (2021)
by naasking on Friday January 28, 2022 @12:03PM
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Civilians are never targeted deliberately except in extreme circumstances, like the World Wars.
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Re:Why is there no theory of the just riot? (2021)
by pasabagi on Friday January 28, 2022 @12:24PM
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Really? I don't know of a single war off the top of my head that didn't have many high-profile incidents of militaries targeting civilian infrastructure (with people inside).
Re:Why is there no theory of the just riot? (2021)
by naasking on Friday January 28, 2022 @12:32PM
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Collateral damage is not deliberate targeting. Targeting civilians that are not participating in the conflict is against the Geneva Conventions:
Re:Why is there no theory of the just riot? (2021)
by pasabagi on Friday January 28, 2022 @01:19PM
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Yeah, I know the 'rule'. The least messy war that comes to mind is the first gulf war, and that had loads of direct targeting of civilians[0]. Most wars (second gulf, various israeli wars, etc) are way worse. I cannot in fact think of a single example of the rule being followed, can you?
If you consider a really bloody war, like the korean war, they killed a fifth of the population of north korea, and destroyed basically every single piece of civilian infrastructure.