This is Fubar. The Geneva Convention states that destroying medical equipment is a war crime violation. Yet, here we are in Portland. #PortlandProtests
2) Attacking medical units violates half a dozen conventions and international statutes, not only Geneva Convention but also International Criminal Court statutes. But hey, Chad Wolf, Bill Barr, and Trump say it’s okay! ihl-databases.icrc.org/customary-ihl/…
3) The claim that, ‘oh its an errant spray’ doesn’t explain the sheer volume of CS used on all of them. This was a point blank concentrated spraying to contaminant and destroy medical equipment. Slashing protestor water bottle stations in DC was one thing, but this is next level.
4) Another angle of the pepper spray attack on medical equipment in the tents.
5) folks arguing “but but but Geneva Convention only for armed conflict between uniformed armies”... ha, if that is the only defense of their actions, then one is entirely missing the moral emptiness & heartless callousness of the actions. Also Geneva protects non combatants too.
6) Many are missing the point - even if there is no active war - the fact that what is happening would be considered a war crime under GC if there was one — reveals the utter lack of morals and disrespect of human rights of Trump DHS federal forces. That is the point.
