For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters

Re:For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters by randyrand on Sunday February 13, 2022 @02:51PM (#30324968)

You don't see them medevac-ing the enemies, so they are not neutral.

A big reason for medevac is to free soilders from caring for the wounded, so they can continue firing weapons at you.

Neutral seems like a crazy idea to me. It's a critical part of the offense.

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Re:For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters by pigbearpig on Sunday February 13, 2022 @03:30PM (#30325319)

Do you see a lot of medevacs?

The Geneva convention basically states that whomever the injured is in the care of is charged with giving them adequate care. If that care requires medevac it's going to happen.

The protections accorded the wounded and sick apply to friend and foe alike without distinction

https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/ARN31133-FM_4-0...

https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/eng/docs/v2_rul...

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Re:For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters by oneoff786 on Sunday February 13, 2022 @04:58PM (#30326074)

Have the opponents of the last few decades of us war followed Geneva conventions?

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Re:For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters by pvaldes on Sunday February 13, 2022 @03:03PM (#30325057)

I don't see it, so it does not exist?

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