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Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by echoangle on Saturday August 29, 2026 @05:40PM (#49493584)
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?
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Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by FabCH on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @04:34AM (#49623217)
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.

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Re:U.S. Sanctions Against the a/I Collective by echoangle on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @05:22AM (#49623638)
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.

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