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That person looks to be surrendering; killing a prisoner of war is already a war crime. Drones don't change this.


You can't surrender to a jet on a bombing run, and a jet has the range to chase you to the oppositions lines.

You can't surrender to a UAV that doesn't have the battery to follow you back to the opposition's lines.


People have surrendered to both.

The same logistical challenge exists if you’re captured by an injured person.

Or if one guy has 93 prisoners to manage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o_Major


Yes there are outliers but it is not the norm nor is it able to be made the norm in war and you know that. Door gunners on helicopters didn't accept surrender as choppers flew over territory. This is no different.


> This is no different.

This is precisely my point.

We are not gonna get a new Geneva Convention banning drones.




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