Comments on: Ouch

By: Roland Hesz

Roland Hesz — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:12:05 +0000

Hmm. most of the terrorist captured wore distinctive headbands.
Then they have a uniform – not one by western standard, but a uniform nontheless.

By: Gaius

Gaius — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:08:16 +0000

You’re correct. And the Nazis executed them when captured. A uniform can be as simple as an armband.

By: Roland Hesz

Roland Hesz — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:06:04 +0000

According to the GC almost every french, english, hungarian, serbian, german etc. partizans fighting against the nazi germany were unlawful combatants, and did not deserve such considerations.

Also, what counts as a uniform?

By: Black Jack

Black Jack — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:40:03 +0000

The traditional penalty for any battlefield combatant found out of uniform was summary execution, either before or after interrogation.

To protect innocent noncombatants, solders are given powerful incentives to distinguish themselves from civilians. The GC’s accorded specific rights and protections to uniformed solders as an incentive to maintain a sharp distention between themselves and noncombatants. Spies and terrorists hiding among civilians neither get nor deserve such considerations.

The GC’s don’t need to be rewritten, solders are well aware of the rules of combat, the SCOTUS needs to be limited to it’s Constitutional role of following and interpreting the law and must be restrained from trying to usurp the prerogatives of Congress and the Executive.

Additionally, the ability to read and write the English language would also help.

By: Roland Hesz

Roland Hesz — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:47:24 +0000

And how would you rewrite it?