top | item 43050622 (no title) katbyte | 1 year ago “I was just following orders” = “I was just following the law”we do not allow soldiers to get away with war crimes because of it, why should police be any different? discuss order hn newest relaxing|1 year ago War crimes are an example of not following the law. (And we frequently let them get away with it anyway.)Not that I’m in favor of any of this, just saying the analogy has diverged from the topic at hand. katbyte|1 year ago international law.often legal by their countries law hence the excuse "i was just following orders/my laws" being similar to cops "following the law" even in the clear face of it being wrong
relaxing|1 year ago War crimes are an example of not following the law. (And we frequently let them get away with it anyway.)Not that I’m in favor of any of this, just saying the analogy has diverged from the topic at hand. katbyte|1 year ago international law.often legal by their countries law hence the excuse "i was just following orders/my laws" being similar to cops "following the law" even in the clear face of it being wrong
katbyte|1 year ago international law.often legal by their countries law hence the excuse "i was just following orders/my laws" being similar to cops "following the law" even in the clear face of it being wrong
relaxing|1 year ago
Not that I’m in favor of any of this, just saying the analogy has diverged from the topic at hand.
katbyte|1 year ago
often legal by their countries law hence the excuse "i was just following orders/my laws" being similar to cops "following the law" even in the clear face of it being wrong