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minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agowhat stops a member of the armed services from denying a command or order if it is unlawful? what about if it may be unlawful? (ie needs to be proven as such but “right now” just smells unlawful?)
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months agoOfficially the guidance is to comply but document and raise the question after… Unofficially if you refuse and make it clear you’re taking the court martial and chain of command folds. With this situation the real question is if they standby and watch ICE/cops abuse citizens, or if they interject and stop the violent side. The military has much higher standards on what acceptable.
minus-squareflandish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoyeah makes sense. i think after the drama from the massacres in vietnam they must have tried to pivot and change tactics in those regards.
what stops a member of the armed services from denying a command or order if it is unlawful? what about if it may be unlawful? (ie needs to be proven as such but “right now” just smells unlawful?)
Officially the guidance is to comply but document and raise the question after…
Unofficially if you refuse and make it clear you’re taking the court martial and chain of command folds.
With this situation the real question is if they standby and watch ICE/cops abuse citizens, or if they interject and stop the violent side.
The military has much higher standards on what acceptable.
yeah makes sense. i think after the drama from the massacres in vietnam they must have tried to pivot and change tactics in those regards.