MacN'Cheezus to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoWell, I guess that settles itimagemessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1666arrow-down122
arrow-up1644arrow-down1imageWell, I guess that settles itMacN'Cheezus to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square106fedilink
minus-squareTheRealKuni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 hours ago Well then define non-combatants. “a person who is not engaged in fighting during a war, especially a civilian, chaplain, or medical practitioner.” Sure he was responsible for deaths due to denying health coverage. But he’s still a civilian.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·38 minutes agoSo it was a civilian on civilian kill. Not a militant group/gang/mercenary. If the “battle” was pertaining to healthcare denials, he was currently battling and his group took up battle after he was gone.
minus-squarebollybing@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoSo is the president, who orders drone strikes on civilians.
minus-squareMutilationWave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·48 minutes agoThe president is not a civilian. They are Commander-in-Chief of the combined armed forces.
“a person who is not engaged in fighting during a war, especially a civilian, chaplain, or medical practitioner.”
Sure he was responsible for deaths due to denying health coverage. But he’s still a civilian.
So it was a civilian on civilian kill. Not a militant group/gang/mercenary.
If the “battle” was pertaining to healthcare denials, he was currently battling and his group took up battle after he was gone.
So is the president, who orders drone strikes on civilians.
The president is not a civilian. They are Commander-in-Chief of the combined armed forces.