> Rioters are not protected by the Geneva Convention, Correct. Which makes both the Geneva Conventions and DOD's Operations Manuals utterly irrelevant. Triply

> Rioters are not protected by the Geneva Convention, Correct. Which makes both the Geneva Conventions and DOD's Operations Manuals utterly irrelevant. Triply so, since 2) Cotton was not in command of any troops and 3) the alleged violation of the laws of war never actually occurred. From the latter: > In assessing whether de facto hostilities exist for the purpose of applying jus in bello restrictions, situations of internal disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic acts of violence, and other acts of a similar nature do not amount to armed conflict.7 You really should familiarize yourself with the material before citing it. This. Was. Not. A. War. I'm not sure how to make it any more clear than that.