• rivermonster@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Your logic is so flawed that you’re either intentionally arguing in bad faith or extremely ignorant of the subject. Targeting a civilian population intentionally IS absolutely a war crime.

    https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/war-crimes.shtml#:~:text=Some examples of prohibited acts,charitable purposes%2C historical monuments or

    “Some examples of prohibited acts include: murder; mutilation, cruel treatment and torture; taking of hostages; intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population; intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, education, art, science or charitable purposes, historical monuments or hospitals; pillaging; rape, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy or any other form of sexual violence; conscripting or enlisting children under the age of 15 years into armed forces or groups or using them to participate actively in hostilities.”

    • gmtom@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Can you name a single participant in a single (active) war that did not kill civilians? Saying all war is a war crime, kind of makes war crimes pointless.

      And then even if we accept im wrong on that point (which honestly, im willing to do) my other points still stand.