Quote:
Originally posted by Pacifier
So if i shoot a civillian just becaus i didn't like his nose it is not war crime since i didn't planned that? strange....
There were certain incidents were soldiers perhaps did something wrong, and those incidents have to be investigated. But I think Rummy will only say "those things happen, and will happen again"
Sure, but the museum is one of those you have to protect.
|
No, that's not what I meant (and you know it). If the soldier shoots a civilian *on purpose*, it's a war crime. If that civilian is shot in a warzone, by accident, it's not a crime. If the enemy makes it impossible to distinguish between soldiers and civilians, it's even worse: you cannot say that shooting a couple of people in a car at a checkpoint is a war crime, if it is known that soldiers in civilian clothes have used this as a means of attack...
And the museum is not one of those that you have to protect! If it is impossible, or at least quite difficult to protect a cultural site, you shouldn't have to do it. The reality of war isn't as nice as some legal documents would like. (And since when is "not protecting a museum during a war" a war crime?)