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Originally Posted by Safe-Keeper
OK, let me make one thing very, very clear: I have no idea of where this fad of quoting non-existant Geneva Conventions rules comes from, but as an active and paying Red Cross member, I do not approve of it.
I admittedly did not know what the 'Conventions had to say on parachutists, but my buddy Google led me to http://www.genevaconventions.org/, which let me search the conventions for "parachutists". This revealed: Parachutists who eject from a damaged aircraft cannot be attacked while they are descending. (Protocol I, Art. 42, Sec. 1)
Parachuters who have landed in hostile territory must be given a chance to surrender, unless they are clearly acting hostile. (Protocol I, Art. 42, Sec. 2).
I advise you to also read what they have to say on lifeboats. You'd be surprised.
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Thank you, you have made my point for me, parachutists who eject from damaged a/c are FLIGHT CREW, as opposed to Paratroopers who are combatants and liable to be shot under canopy.
The same applies to troops in boats, the crew can be considered to be in lifeboats, but given that the Japs routinely made their amphib landings in those same boats, soldiers who can get to shore are fair game.
Nice try though, now why not go read the conventions?