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**inhitoemits** · 02-20-2007, 05:48 PM

They are prisoners of war. I don't think prisoners of war can be shot out of hand, and I don't think the law would allow for it either.

Wrong. According to the Third Geneva Convention, Article 4, Section 1, Paragraph 2, says

4.1.2 Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, provided that they fulfill all of the following conditions:
-that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates;
-that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance (there are limited exceptions to this among countries who observe the 1977 Protocol I);
-that of carrying arms openly;
-that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.

02-20-2007, 05:48 PM	#18
inhitoemits Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	They are prisoners of war. I don't think prisoners of war can be shot out of hand, and I don't think the law would allow for it either. Wrong. According to the Third Geneva Convention, Article 4, Section 1, Paragraph 2, says 4.1.2 Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, provided that they fulfill all of the following conditions: -that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; -that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance (there are limited exceptions to this among countries who observe the 1977 Protocol I); -that of carrying arms openly; -that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war.
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