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  • You get orders to do a thing (“Blow up that orphanage soldier!”)

    You ask for clarification (“That looks like a civilian target, do you mean the outpost next to it?”)

    Get claification that confirms unlawful order (“No the orphanage full of kids, level it before the enemy uses it for cover.”)

    You are OBLIGATED BY YOUR DUTY TO INTERNATIONAL LAWS OF WAR to reject the order (“Negative, I cannot do that”) and to report others who obey unlawful orders, outside of your chain of command if neccesary (“Fine, I’ll get someone else to destroy it. You’re finished.”)

    Then you’ll likely be pulled from your unit, and face court matial where the situation will be investigated like most other court cases. (“There was an outpost nearby but the orphanage was not a legal target”)

    That’s how it’s supposed to work, but like most things we don’t live in a perfect world and things get messy when careers, commands, politics and reputations are on the line. (“The officer made a big mistake in the heat of combat, but we can’t have this make world news. Maybe we can just move him to a different unit and classify this whole ordeal…”)








  • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.workstoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldhuh, wut, lol, wtf?
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    23 days ago

    I want laws enforced. Not just immigration law, but search and siezure laws, due process laws. And laws pertaining to the right to bear arms and use of force by federal agents encountering people lawfully using them.

    If the use of force continuum (day one police stuff all law enforcement is held to) was followed we wouldn’t have damning frame by frame video of agents shooting a disarmed man on his hands and knees.