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Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office (news.un.org)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If a civilian comes at you with a weapon, trying to kill you, are they still a civilian?

If a civilian stands in front of relief trucks, sending food/medicine/clothes/tents while the military destroys food/medicine/homes, are they still a civilian?

If a civilian cheers every time one of their country's soldiers shoots a random person or when a bomb in dropped on a hospital, or when missiles are fired at the places went to get away from the fighting, are they still a civilian?

'Cause, from where I'm sitting, being okay with slaughtering people kinds makes it seem like they aren't 'innocent' in this.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't think this applies to the general understanding of innocent civilians indeed.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

So now it switches from civilians to "innocent" civilians.