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But then individual soldiers from the attacking side are granted "protection" against mistreatment as prisoners of war, even when that war itself is a crime (ag
by yks 5y ago
But then individual soldiers from the attacking side are granted "protection" against mistreatment as prisoners of war, even when that war itself is a crime (against peace) and even when those soldiers themselves commit all war crimes under the sun. Obviously vendetta culture does not bring humanity to the bright place but this protection line, drawn at the possession of the regular army soldier ID, is a rather absurd one.
- watwut 5y agoImo, that is orthogonal. Soldiers being protected from random mistreatment as prisoners of war is ok no matter whether they committed crime or not.
- yks 5y agoWell, essentially they are given carte blanche for war crimes, because if they become prisoners of war, they won't be tried as a regular criminal anyway so it does not matter how many civilians they torture beforehand
- watwut 5y agoNo, that is not actually how it works. You can legally try prisoners of war for torture of civilians.