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To help keep things grounded, here’s the UN’s definition of war crime: https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml https://www.un.org/en/genocide
by jl6 5y ago
To help keep things grounded, here’s the UN’s definition of war crime:
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml
Before throwing around the accusation of “war criminal”, take a look and try to determine which crime the accused committed.
A politician lying on a grave matter may be reprehensible or even unforgivable, but let’s not debase language with undue exaggeration.
- NoGravitas 5y ago8.2.b.iv.: Intentionally launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects or widespread, long-term and severe damage to the natural environment which would be clearly excessive in relation to the concrete and direct overall military advantage anticipated;
- jl6 5y agoThe point of that one is “clearly excessive”, not just the intentional launching of an attack.
- sofixa 5y agoCrime agaist peace, even the US Army field manual states it's a war crime, for civilians nd miligary people alike.