Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective
by echoangle on Saturday August 29, 2026 @05:40PM
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Source that you wouldn’t be allowed to kill unarmed enemy soldiers? Imagine a scouting team doing reconnaissance, surely you’re allowed to attack and kill them?
Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective
by FabCH on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @04:34AM
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Article 3 of the Geneva Convention.
Laying down your arms is generally considered an expression of surrender and renders protection.
Also, who sends scouts unarmed? They should at least have a sidearm.
Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective
by echoangle on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @05:22AM
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Laying down arms as an action is different to being unarmed.
And it was a hypothetical, there are a lot of situations where you can kill unarmed military personnel legally.
You can just bomb military barracks full of sleeping unarmed people legally for example.
POWs don’t have attorneys, but they do have rights. Limiting food and medical aid is a war crime.
Of course, everybody routinely violates the rights of POWs, and only the losers ever get prosecuted.