▲ 543 ▼ Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 day ago by breaking_bad@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 110 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. ...meaning you're not supposed to obey unlawful orders, which includes anything that violates the US Constitution or the Geneva Convention... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) What are the unlawful orders though? That's the part I'm not understanding.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (1 child) If you think ICE and DHS haven't violated the constitution multiple times over at this point, then you need to pay more attention... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 1 point 1 day ago I'm not american. I'm trying to understand if americans think the military should have a coup or something. I've never understood the culture around the military in the States so I was a little surprised to hear this. I'm not sure anyone is being super serious, and that it's mostly hopefully or hyperbole. (That's intended as a neutral statement). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) What are the unlawful orders though? That's the part I'm not understanding.. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (1 child) If you think ICE and DHS haven't violated the constitution multiple times over at this point, then you need to pay more attention... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 1 point 1 day ago I'm not american. I'm trying to understand if americans think the military should have a coup or something. I've never understood the culture around the military in the States so I was a little surprised to hear this. I'm not sure anyone is being super serious, and that it's mostly hopefully or hyperbole. (That's intended as a neutral statement). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago (1 child) If you think ICE and DHS haven't violated the constitution multiple times over at this point, then you need to pay more attention... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 1 point 1 day ago I'm not american. I'm trying to understand if americans think the military should have a coup or something. I've never understood the culture around the military in the States so I was a little surprised to hear this. I'm not sure anyone is being super serious, and that it's mostly hopefully or hyperbole. (That's intended as a neutral statement). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online 1 point 1 day ago I'm not american. I'm trying to understand if americans think the military should have a coup or something. I've never understood the culture around the military in the States so I was a little surprised to hear this. I'm not sure anyone is being super serious, and that it's mostly hopefully or hyperbole. (That's intended as a neutral statement). permalink fedilink source parent