RE: Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?
August 7, 2022 at 2:52 pm
(This post was last modified: August 7, 2022 at 2:55 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Well..if it clears anything up, war criminals are not tried for accidents that lead to death. Nor for incompetence that leads to death. They're tried on specific and well demonstrated intent, organization, and in most cases accomplishment of their specific and well pursued goals. We don't hear much about attempted warcrimes prosecutions. So sure, it's probably odd to treat accidents that lead to death like warcrimes - but we dont..even if/when people think we should. Like when a drone kills a wedding party -and- it's target.
It's the murder/manslaughter distinction applied to a battlefield.
It's the murder/manslaughter distinction applied to a battlefield.
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