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Originally posted by mikejohnson2006
can these soldiers if taken to court say they were just following orders as an excuse defense to defend themselves?
members of the armed forces are bound to obey only the lawful orders of their commanding officers and they cannot escape criminal liability by obeying a command which violates fundamental concepts of justice.
Originally posted by mikejohnson2006
Homosexuality is a sin and from Satan no human being is born gay or homosexual God does not create gays homosexuality came from Sodom and Gomorrah in the biblical story of Lot. Judaism Christianity and Islam all 3 of these Religions view Homosexuality as a sin and as evil and Satanism. If I had my way Homosexuality would be illegal in America.
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Originally posted by mikejohnson2006
Hello my question is at the Nuremberg Trials did'nt the Nazi War Criminals defend themselves by saying they were just following Orders therefor they were not Guilty of Genocide why is following orders not an excuse ?
Principle IV states: "The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him".
This principle could be paraphrased as follows: "It is not an acceptable excuse to say 'I was just following my superior's orders'".
Originally posted by r2d246
There is no law at a war tribunal. The loser is getting hung, no matter what.
Tzemakh Shadar
This raises the question in my mind, if you were given the choice of either killing innocent people or risking death, which would you do?