🚨BREAKING: JD Vance says he “doesn’t care” about civilian fishermen killed in U.S. strikes, legal scholars warn this could be a WAR CRIME.
FYI: A war crime is a serious violation of international humanitarian law committed during an armed conflict.
Under the Geneva Conventions, it’s illegal to deliberately attack or recklessly endanger civilians, civilian property, or people not actively taking part in hostilities.
Targeting fishing boats could qualify as a war crime because fishermen are civilians, not combatants. Unless there’s verified evidence that those vessels were being used for military or terrorist purposes, striking them would violate the principle of distinction, the legal requirement to distinguish between military targets and civilian ones.
When governments act without such proof, they risk committing acts classified as unlawful killings or indiscriminate attacks, both prosecutable under international law.
