Quote Originally Posted by texas grass
only thing i can say is when we first introduced the geneva convintion it was so when we went to "WAR" our soldiers wouldnt get torture. now since we torture other people with our military and cia, they have justification to torture our citizens and military because we do it to them

so no we shouldnt torture so people dont do it back to us
Article 3

In the case of armed conflict not of an international character occurring in the territory of one of the High Contracting Parties, each party to the conflict shall be bound to apply, as a minimum, the following provisions:

1. Persons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria.

To this end the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons:

(a) Violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment and torture;

(b) Taking of hostages;

(c) Outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment;

(d) The passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court affording all the judicial guarantees which are recognized as indispensable by civilized peoples.

2. The wounded and sick shall be collected and cared for.

An impartial humanitarian body, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, may offer its services to the Parties to the conflict.

The Parties to the conflict should further endeavour to bring into force, by means of special agreements, all or part of the other provisions of the present Convention.

The application of the preceding provisions shall not affect the legal status of the Parties to the conflict.
Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War

Korea, Vietnam, radical Islamists taking hostages and beheading them.....seems the only ones that should follow or be scrutinized by the rules of the Geneva Convention is the west.

When all countries actually hold to these rules then fine.

Have a good one!:s4:
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