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Under the Third Geneva Convention a foreign POW has more fundamental rights than a US citizen in the USA (lemmy.world)
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Under the Third Geneva Convention, prisoners of war (POW) must be:

  • Treated humanely with respect for their persons and their honour
  • Able to inform their next of kin and the International Committee of the Red Cross of their capture Allowed to communicate regularly with relatives and receive packages
  • Given adequate food, clothing, housing, and medical attention
  • Paid for work done and not forced to do work that is dangerous, unhealthy, or degrading
  • Released quickly after conflicts end
  • Not compelled to give any information except for name, age, rank, and service number

Just a thought. I'd rather be a POW than a homeless disabled person in the USA. I'd have more rights, respect, better support, and better care.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war

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[โ€“] FireTower@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The idea you assume a dissenting opinion is a bot automatically is alarming. Also who'd bother botting here? It seems like half the posts on Lemmyworld are made by like 20 people.

[โ€“] Serinus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

If there are people here, there are bots/paid propagandists here.

But yeah, I generally agree that it's concerning to throw that in here.