Marine A to be released from prison within weeks

Ridiculous, we don't know anything about the insurgent other than the fact he was Taliban. He could've been forced to fight for all we know.



They're still the rules. Stick to them or update them.

So what do you suggest to do until it's updated? Do all the rules in the geneva convention become invalid? Marine A broke the law and until it is changed, the justice system must follow the written rules.

Not to mention the medical costs of treating him so that he can be imprisoned.

Can you think of an alternative? What do we do with an injured terrorist that would gladly see us dead in a heart beat?

Can you think of an alternative? What do we do with an injured terrorist that would gladly see us dead in a heart beat?

For all we know if he wasn't shot from point blank range he could've offered his surrender, provided vital informaiton and most importantly; he's human.

The general idea of having rules of war are completely fine, my point was such rules never took into consideration that these kinda groups would ever exist.

For all we know if he wasn't shot from point blank range he could've offered his surrender, provided vital informaiton and most importantly; he's human.

An alternative to treating him? There's always letting him die (wouldn't recommend this one). They wouldn't have been prosecuted for that.

Well until the rules are updated and take account the current global situation, they should be followed, no?

I'm pretty sure (don't hold me to this) there's a part of the Geneva convention that would make it illegal to leave an injured enemy on the battlefield. Again I'm not 100% sure.

He may have, but that's completely hypothetical so we need to go on the assertion that he was a terrorist that wanted us dead, his actions proving this.

Follow the general rules exuding those that are questionable.

So there's no point of having any prisoners of war or keeping alive anyone who wants harm upon us because the possibility of those indivuadals having useful information is purely hypothetical? The intelligence agiences would have a real struggle there.

Follow the general rules exuding those that are questionable.

So basically, pick and choose. Do whatever you like.

That won't cause any confusion on the battlefield at all

Are you putting out the idea that our intelligence agencies only get information from captured terrorists? Not many of them going about.

Battlefields never have been known for being simplistic.

There are quite a few actually, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11.