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Originally Posted by Gargantou
It was still a violation of the Geneva Convention which afaik the US claimed to 'abide' to, and he was not charged with warcrimes after the patrol, even though destroying (populated) lifeboats is clearly against the geneva convention.
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The killing of prisoners was a common thing in World War II ... all countries. My best friend was killed right in front of my eyes in Vietnam (blown apart by a 152mm HE round). Had I a close encounter with the helpless enemy, soon after, it would have taken a lot of "convincing" to keep me from committing a breach of the Geneva Convention.
What happens in war is that the combatants are dehumanized by the brutality of it. Considering the lethality of modern weapons, it's a miracle that millions of "casualties" don't occur, today. When the wars end, the winners go home, and the losers face war crimes tribunals.
That's life ...
@clayp
The picture kind of puts it in perspective, doesn't it?