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[-] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

Yes you can. There might be consequences, but that will always be the case. If obeying orders breaks the law, and disobeying orders breaks the law, then you're a criminal either way. Might as well do what you agreed to do when you joined the military: risk your life to defend the constitution.

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

"I was only following orders" didn't work so well in Nuremberg.

[-] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Soldiers take an oath to the constitution, not the president, so all members of the military have the right, and in some cases have the duty, to refuse illegal orders. Source.

[-] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 week ago

Watch the video, it's more complicated than that from a legal aspect.

This guy is on your side, but knows the law backwards and forward on the subject.

[-] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

If the law disagrees, the law is wrong and should be broken. And if that leads to a punishment, just remember that someone is being ordered to punish you, and they can defy those orders too.

UCMJ says otherwise. But in practice, I can tell you from experience that the consequences for any kind of refusal will be treated as mutiny and could cost you the rest of your professional life

[-] ddplf@szmer.info 0 points 1 week ago

Somebody should show the Nuremberg judges this video

[-] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

It's literally brought up in the video. Watch it before commenting.

[-] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah the guy is a lawyer and former army member himself.

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 1 points 1 week ago

and former army member himself.

Marine Corp

[-] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Not a positive either way imo

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