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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
If that wanted to kill him they could have.......
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No they couldn't. It's a war crime and a violation of the Geneva Convention to execute a wounded enemy combatant. A Canadian soldier was court martialed and dishonourably discharged for this a few years ago. A British Royal Marine was recently sentenced to life in prison for the same offense.
http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/c...om-the-forces/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...t-8988983.html