From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Fri Apr 12 2002 - 00:02:22 MDT
On Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 07:30 pm, malcolm wrote:
> They were given plenty of warning, they were told deliberately not
> to come, but they did anyway.
I guess I am missing some major point here. Why does advance warning
give them the right to murder unarmed civilians? Has the Geneva
Convention or War Crimes treaties suddenly changed when I wasn't looking?
There are specific rules of engagement that are defined and recognized
by civilized countries. You can't shoot non-combatants. You can't
shoot unarmed people. You can't shoot people who surrendered. You
can't shoot people that you have not declared war against. You can't
shoot reporters, medical personnel, relief efforts, or other non-engaged
parties.
Do extropians really support the death penalty for disobeying a news
blackout? Do extropians really support monopoly sources of information
in any situation? Do extropians really support armed agents of state
governments? I am really surprised at the response I am getting here.
It is not at all what I would have expected.
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