Re: Firefighters did the Christian thing in letting house burn to the ground

"Karl" <[email protected]>
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So by not allowing them to put the fire out, the city was guilty of the
Nuremburg act?

Seriously?

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Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Firefighters did the Christian thing in letting house
burn to the ground

>> Civil society has well established and agreed upon the fact that "just
>> following orders" is not a defense.
>
> True.  But unless you're going to compare loss of property to an act of
> genocide, what's your point?

I'm picking nits, cuz I assume you're kidding (as I am, halfway), but
my understanding of the Nuremberg (burg?) defense is that it applies
to any unlawful act that constitutes a war crime, no?

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