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Old 09-01-13, 01:22 PM   #546
Platapus
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Originally Posted by Armistead View Post
Dying from severe burns from a bomb or a chemical....what's it matter....

The laws from chemical weapons came from the mass use and killing, so the law is there, but the moral and motive is questionable. We certainly didn't care about the millions dying in Africa from war.
An excellent point. It is OK to set people on fire, but not OK to expose people to chemical agents. When you think about it, it does sound silly in a horrible way.
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