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I was jist following orders (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Remember that we had to fight a world war before we got to decide that just following orders wasn't an excuse?

There are steps between 'Human rights and abuse of power' before we get to 'put on trial for atrocities'. We're not preparing for those steps right now.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

It's an annual training requirement, they all know.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This excuse didn't work in the Nuremberg trials so....

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yes, it IS as cut and dry as that, but actually determining if those orders are, in fact, legal isnt. It shouldn't matter who you ask or when, but, unfortunately, it does.

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