@PugJesus@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 months agoDon't break the laws of war. Be the reason there needs to BE a law!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down12cross-posted to: historymemes@lemmy.worldshermanposting@lemmy.world
arrow-up1190arrow-down1imageDon't break the laws of war. Be the reason there needs to BE a law!lemmy.world@PugJesus@lemmy.world to NonCredibleDefense@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: historymemes@lemmy.worldshermanposting@lemmy.world
minus-square@PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoTear gas was one of the first chemical weapons deployed in WW1, even. “Can’t be a war crime if it’s not during war time!” - Cops (unironically I actually understand the rationale, but it remains absurd on its face)
minus-square@CanadaPluslinkEnglish3•edit-22 months agoYeah, “mostly” was pretty load bearing there, haha. It’s just odd that enemy soldiers end up having more rights than civilians in certain contexts. Prison escapes being highly illegal in some jurisdictions is another example.
Tear gas was one of the first chemical weapons deployed in WW1, even.
“Can’t be a war crime if it’s not during war time!” - Cops
(unironically I actually understand the rationale, but it remains absurd on its face)
Yeah, “mostly” was pretty load bearing there, haha. It’s just odd that enemy soldiers end up having more rights than civilians in certain contexts.
Prison escapes being highly illegal in some jurisdictions is another example.