• SexWithDogs
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    8 months ago

    We have stricter rules of engagement for the Army when deployed, “Do not fire unless fired upon”

    Not only is this a fallacy of false equivalence, but it’s also straight up false. This is only one of many rules of engagement that are applied contextually, such as during a reconnaissance operation where stealth is necessary, or a peacekeeping mission where hostile combatants aren’t necessarily expected. It is also not usually the role of a peacekeeper to chase down criminals to enforce another country’s laws. Obvious exceptions to this rule apply in the same way that they apply to law enforcement to allow them to protect themselves during times when they reasonably believe that a gun-toting individual is an immediate and real threat to them. The same logic usually also applies to ordinary civilians acting in self-defense.

    also in many circumstances if someone throws down their weapon you must cease fire.

    Of course. Until they draw a second one.

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      8 months ago

      or a peacekeeping mission where hostile combatants aren’t necessarily expected.

      Why would I think that it was relevant to the police.

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        8 months ago

        You tell me. You’re the one who brought up army protocols.