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by CobrastanJorji 1890 days ago
Asides from all that stuff about ordering soldiers to kill American civilians, I'm just boggled that it had a FAQ. How old is the FAQ structure? Wikipedia suggests a history going back to the 1600s, and much further if you stretch the definition to Plato.
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blitz_skull 1889 days ago
American civilians who had made a decided effort to commit a federal felony. Also "ordering soliders to kill American civilians" attempts to color the situation in an unfavorable light, as if the soldiers had alternatives, or the situation didn't fully warrant it.

There's no reason that killing armed gangsters wasn't totally justified in this case.

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CobrastanJorji 1888 days ago
They did. The letter clearly instructs soldiers to shoot fleeing people in the back if they don't stop and surrender. "Not killing the fleeing man" is what we can an "alternative."
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jayrot 1889 days ago
Where's the BG copypasta quote about why soldiers shouldn't be police
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2OEH8eoCRo0 1886 days ago
The military defends federal property all the time. US mail is federal property. Is there a copypasta about blanket absolutes?
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