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[–] 220 points 3 months ago (7 children)

No no. If you read between the lines, they didn't explicitly say no. They only insinuated he hasn't met the criteria under international law yet... But they do acknowledge the assholery.

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  • [–] 54 points 3 months ago*

    They only insinuated he hasn't met the criteria under international law yet

    Hell, if you go COMPLETELY literal, they're not even necessarily saying THAT!

    They COULD be saying that the Tates are legitimate targets for OTHER reasons (such as being in the enemy's army), just not for being assholes 😉

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    [–] 73 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Weren't they there for military training? So after basic training they should be a legitimat target, no?

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  • [–] 51 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Honestly even before finishing training. He's wearing the military uniform, training, and handling a weapon.

    The US defined any male about 16 in Iraq as a combatant/legitimate target and the world didn't bat an eye. Tate exceeds this

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  • [–] 37 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    He's wearing the military uniform

    Any uniform is incomplete without the flag or coat of arms.

    The US defined any male about 16 in Iraq as a combatant/legitimate target and the world didn't bat an eye.

    That was still illegal.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 months ago*

    So wait he's training with the enemy, holding a weapon, and not wearing a proper uniform?

    That would classify him as a spy and subject him to prompt execution if captured wouldn't it?

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    [–] 53 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Ukraine displaying the moral high ground.

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    [–] 48 points 2 months ago* (33 children)

    What if he was just standing near someone who was a legitimate target. You know like the training officer. Or a particularly offensive piece of foliage. Something like that.

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    [–] 46 points 3 months ago

    Can't we make just this one exception? It would be a net good for humanity!

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  • [–] 45 points 3 months ago (7 children)

    Wait, since when does international law matter with regard to drone strikes? I could cite dozens of drone strikes by the Trump administration that clearly violated international law and they didn't even make a ripple in any court system anywhere?

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    [–] 28 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Ahh come on guys. Cant we just drone strike them a little bit.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Being a child trafficker should be punishable by death

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    [–] 10 points 2 months ago*

    we see all your tags and we get it

    Ooooh this is how you die from robot bees

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (13 children)

    We shouldn't post anything from this neonazi social network.

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    [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    Strongly worded UN reaction incoming

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    The real reason is: he is doing negative PR for the Russian aemy.

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