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**Catieliecutty** · 08-29-2012, 10:31 PM

That's really not too difficult to break down...If the enemy has the means to do you damage then he's fair game but if he's "out of action" for whatever reason then it's generally an injustice to take violent action against him.

So where does that leave us with the carpetbombing of civilians...which was pretty common in WW2 ? I know what you're saying and pretty much agree with you. But it's a bit of a movable feast ethics wise. You could argue that a civilian provides labour and munitions for the enemy so they're legitimate targets. In which case why not strafe the guy in the parachute....he could be shooting you down tomorrow if you let him get away.

08-29-2012, 10:31 PM	#15
Catieliecutty Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 507 Senior Member	That's really not too difficult to break down...If the enemy has the means to do you damage then he's fair game but if he's "out of action" for whatever reason then it's generally an injustice to take violent action against him. So where does that leave us with the carpetbombing of civilians...which was pretty common in WW2 ? I know what you're saying and pretty much agree with you. But it's a bit of a movable feast ethics wise. You could argue that a civilian provides labour and munitions for the enemy so they're legitimate targets. In which case why not strafe the guy in the parachute....he could be shooting you down tomorrow if you let him get away.
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