To be fair the Lusitania was packed with ammunition, so it's a little harder to say it was unjustified, but it definitely was used as allied propaganda to fuel

To be fair the Lusitania was packed with ammunition, so it's a little harder to say it was unjustified, but it definitely was used as allied propaganda to fuel anti-german sentiment. Also as terrible as it is, Japanese internment was ruled constitutional (and is regarded by many as a very terrible ruling). I think your larger point is still true, and rules are for the losers (aka Nuremberg).