[Rodney King]

We did not shoot German and Japanese POWs, which would be the correct comparison.

Yeah, but they wore uniforms meaning that we were obliged to treat them properly. However, non-uniformed combatants do not receive any protections under the rules of war.

[GoGophers]

However, non-uniformed combatants do not receive any protections under the rules of war.

Based on those rules a government could murder just about anyone.