[Texasforever]

When law cannot be cast in common sense then it is just a word.

[habaes corpussel]

"When law cannot be cast in common sense then it is just a word."

Common Law was changed a very long time ago. The point is, if you do not like the law you change it, not subvert it.

[meenie]

Hate to bust anyone's balloon here but there are a lot of laws that don't make common sense. They are drafted by people that lack common sense. They are interpreted by attornies that mislead judges who make rulings that fail to make common sense.

Back to the Geneva Convention. Soldiers are encouraged to follow these rules against their enemies in the hope that if they are captured, they will be accorded the same consideration. We do our servicemen an injustice when we don't follow these rules.

Nonuniformed combatants are treated as spies, saboteurs, etc. and MAY be executed on the spot by a military tribunal, irregardless of citizenship and location.