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drewkittyGloball War of Terror - Appendix 2 - Lawful Killings With Honor
It is a most curious finding of this commission that persons killed fleeing massacre or resisting massacre were killed "lawfully," in accordance with the laws and usages of war, yet those who helplessly submitted to their fates were killed "unlawfully."
The Conventions permit the right of self defense, even armed self defense, to medical units and personnel. Yet the Conventions deny this right to ordinary people. If they take up arms, they become unprivileged or "unlawful" combatants, obliged to follow the laws of war yet denied any of their protections. The argument is made that they are analogous to spies - their individual actions may be heroic, even laudable, but they remain liable to the laws of war to for example, "hang by the neck until dead."
Herewith we submit three exemplars of unidentified persons whose deaths have been found "lawful" by this war crimes investigation. Yet their deaths were with honor, in the direct defense of human life, and in our opinion should also have been punished as unlawful homicides, murder most foul.
We do not understand why murders committed by State power should be 'lawful' when those same murders committed by "unprivileged" combatants would be criminal. We hope that we never understand. We hope that humanity never understands; never forgives; but most importantly never forgets.
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Subject #224 was found on the rooftop of a partially destroyed house in the town of Gerlach. Damage to the house was inflicted by heavy machine gun and automatic grenade launcher fire. Subject #224 was found with a hunting rifle and several expended cartridges. From bone injuries it is clear that Subject #224 died of wounds inflicted by shrapnel. The body was neither found nor disturbed by the town's attackers. Autopsy indicates that Subject #224 was a female in her 30s who had borne at least one child. No further information is available on this subject.
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Subject #432 was found in the rocks immediately north of the access road from Gerlach to the Black Rock Desert. Subject #432 was found about halfway up the hill, clearly the victim of a fatal fall, carrying three empty canteens. About fifty meters above, a fighting position was found with a semiautomatic rifle and numerous expended cartridges as well as some unfired ammunition. From lack of traumatic damage to bones it is clear that Subject #432 was not injured by direct or indirect fire. We speculate that Subject #432 attempted to climb down, perhaps for lack of water, lost his footing and fell to his death. Autopsy indicates that Subject #432 was a male in his 20s. No further information is available on this subject.
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Subject #2,133 was found on the playa of the Black Rock Desert. Subject #2,133 is notable for being among the first in line of the persons massacred, and one of the few armed with any weapon. Subject #2,133 was armed with a revolver (effective range <25m). Autopsy is unable to determine the gender of the subject due to the condition of the pelvis, ribcage and long bones of the legs. We speculate that #2,133 may have hidden the weapon on their person in the hopes of being permitted close approach to their attackers, and to "treacherously" attack them with the concealed sidearm in a "technical" violation of the laws of war. No further information is available on this subject. [Quotes added by commentator.]
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This comment was made by NGO "Resistance Council, San Francisco Bay Area," and submitted to the war crimes investigation on a unanimous consensus vote.
It is a most curious finding of this commission that persons killed fleeing massacre or resisting massacre were killed "lawfully," in accordance with the laws and usages of war, yet those who helplessly submitted to their fates were killed "unlawfully."
The Conventions permit the right of self defense, even armed self defense, to medical units and personnel. Yet the Conventions deny this right to ordinary people. If they take up arms, they become unprivileged or "unlawful" combatants, obliged to follow the laws of war yet denied any of their protections. The argument is made that they are analogous to spies - their individual actions may be heroic, even laudable, but they remain liable to the laws of war to for example, "hang by the neck until dead."
Herewith we submit three exemplars of unidentified persons whose deaths have been found "lawful" by this war crimes investigation. Yet their deaths were with honor, in the direct defense of human life, and in our opinion should also have been punished as unlawful homicides, murder most foul.
We do not understand why murders committed by State power should be 'lawful' when those same murders committed by "unprivileged" combatants would be criminal. We hope that we never understand. We hope that humanity never understands; never forgives; but most importantly never forgets.
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Subject #224 was found on the rooftop of a partially destroyed house in the town of Gerlach. Damage to the house was inflicted by heavy machine gun and automatic grenade launcher fire. Subject #224 was found with a hunting rifle and several expended cartridges. From bone injuries it is clear that Subject #224 died of wounds inflicted by shrapnel. The body was neither found nor disturbed by the town's attackers. Autopsy indicates that Subject #224 was a female in her 30s who had borne at least one child. No further information is available on this subject.
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Subject #432 was found in the rocks immediately north of the access road from Gerlach to the Black Rock Desert. Subject #432 was found about halfway up the hill, clearly the victim of a fatal fall, carrying three empty canteens. About fifty meters above, a fighting position was found with a semiautomatic rifle and numerous expended cartridges as well as some unfired ammunition. From lack of traumatic damage to bones it is clear that Subject #432 was not injured by direct or indirect fire. We speculate that Subject #432 attempted to climb down, perhaps for lack of water, lost his footing and fell to his death. Autopsy indicates that Subject #432 was a male in his 20s. No further information is available on this subject.
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Subject #2,133 was found on the playa of the Black Rock Desert. Subject #2,133 is notable for being among the first in line of the persons massacred, and one of the few armed with any weapon. Subject #2,133 was armed with a revolver (effective range <25m). Autopsy is unable to determine the gender of the subject due to the condition of the pelvis, ribcage and long bones of the legs. We speculate that #2,133 may have hidden the weapon on their person in the hopes of being permitted close approach to their attackers, and to "treacherously" attack them with the concealed sidearm in a "technical" violation of the laws of war. No further information is available on this subject. [Quotes added by commentator.]
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This comment was made by NGO "Resistance Council, San Francisco Bay Area," and submitted to the war crimes investigation on a unanimous consensus vote.
