This story was excellent. It not only showed the whole HFY concept but it showed that Not all who are supposed good are good and not all who are supposed to be bad are bad. And all within 20 minutes nice
ah yes... righteous higherups having never stept foot on a battlefield administring "justice" to those that dared to save a live instead of being a mindless tool of destruction...
As a medical personnel, he was actually obligated by both his Hippocratic oath and the First Geneva Convention stated that there should be no "obstacle to the humanitarian activities" and that wounded and sick "shall be respected and protected in all circumstances." While he was a soldier, he was OBLIGATED to provide treatment to friend and foe. His lawyer was a donkey for not using such as his reasons for the treason charges being illegal.
@@Amelia_Scp_and_Halo_fan While I commend your forgiveness, for a lawyer, that is no excuse. Their job is to do everything in their power to win within the bounds provided by law. Normally, this involves a whole legal team doing intensive research, and they have months if not years to prepare... At least in the civilian world. I can't speak to military trials, but this case reminds me a bit of the court martial of Cpt McVay. Very different circumstances, but equally as politically motivated. The trial was largely rigged so the US Navy could avoid being blamed for the sinking and failure to quickly rescue survivors of the USS Indianapolis instead pinning the blame on her Captain.
Jeessus talk about trigger happy... If a ship decloaks right beside you it comes in peace because it it wanted you dead you would be and not even know it..
I suspect that all judges and prosecutors are every bit as corrupt and evil as the characters in this story. I've dealt with too many lawyers to believe otherwise.
Especially since the court was trying to hang him for not violating the Geneva Protocol. One of the key points of the protocol is that the signatories will be expected to adhere to its tennants even when combating a non-signatory and any force not mentioned as explicitly not being protected. The during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the allied forces in country adhered to the protocol even though the terrorist forces they were fighting were explicitly not protected.
I didn't expect what the alien leader planned to do if the doctor had been executed, but otherwise, I saw the basic outline of the ending coming a mile off. There had to be some kind of connection between the alien ship's racing toward Sol, the doctor's having saved a young alien's life, and the doctor's now being on trial. The basic ingredients of the saved alien being someone important, the alien ship heading for Sol in response, and that response changing how the doctor's actions would be viewed was a way the pieces could fit together perfectly. I still enjoyed the story, although I thought the unfairness of how the trial was conducted and the harshness of the intended sentence were overdone. I hate the idea of a future where doctors who put their Hippocratic oaths first are viewed with such a complete lack of empathy and understanding.
HFY: Humanity Fuck Yeah. You do not necessarily need to be human to posses Humanity and this lizard man proved it. By the same token just because you are human doesn’t mean you have it. As the prosecution and honestly most of the humans in this story proved. I give this one to our alien adversaries with I smile.
Yeah if you want to become a doctor don't join any military groups.. because they, WILL demand you to NOT treat the quote unquote enemy. Be a Doctor or a soldier, one saves lives, and one takes order and lifes too.
Is that why even as infantry it was sounded into my head that you are required to render aid after securing the objective? Repeated multiple times that it is a warcrime to shoot an enemy who has surrendered, or to refuse aid to a wounded enemy when there is no longer a threat to your life? Seriously, the stereotype that soldiers are just merciless killing machines is overdone and frankly idiotic. And sadly, too many people believe it.
That's why in 2020 the Pentagon opened a massive case investigating the multiple dozen cases of troops... "Using" local woman and even kids... Google likes to hide shit but that one is easy to find.
@FeedMeSalt never been a cop, but speaking as a soldier, we are encouraged to think for ourselves. Our oath is to the constitution above any officer or even the president, we are duty bound to disobey unconstitutional orders, we are also required to follow the Geneva conventions even if the enemy we are fighting does not.
Uhhh...clearly you forgot the US medic who treated an Iraqi insurgent....AFTER that same insurgent had shot and hit the medic. Once a combatant is out of the fight, he deserves any medical attention he needs.
This story was excellent. It not only showed the whole HFY concept but it showed that Not all who are supposed good are good and not all who are supposed to be bad are bad. And all within 20 minutes
nice
ah yes... righteous higherups having never stept foot on a battlefield administring "justice" to those that dared to save a live instead of being a mindless tool of destruction...
The "elite" don't like it when their slaves don't obey.
Walks up to the President. "This is a bomb. It is a gift."
"This is a bomb or is a gift. choose wisely"
nice one he showed his humanity and it saved the day
As a medical personnel, he was actually obligated by both his Hippocratic oath and the First Geneva Convention stated that there should be no "obstacle to the humanitarian activities" and that wounded and sick "shall be respected and protected in all circumstances."
While he was a soldier, he was OBLIGATED to provide treatment to friend and foe. His lawyer was a donkey for not using such as his reasons for the treason charges being illegal.
Probably the friend had a lot of other things to think about and forgot about that.
@@Amelia_Scp_and_Halo_fan While I commend your forgiveness, for a lawyer, that is no excuse. Their job is to do everything in their power to win within the bounds provided by law. Normally, this involves a whole legal team doing intensive research, and they have months if not years to prepare... At least in the civilian world.
I can't speak to military trials, but this case reminds me a bit of the court martial of Cpt McVay. Very different circumstances, but equally as politically motivated. The trial was largely rigged so the US Navy could avoid being blamed for the sinking and failure to quickly rescue survivors of the USS Indianapolis instead pinning the blame on her Captain.
....not rendering aid to a captured lawful enemy combatant is like a war crime...pretty sure there would be no trial
The Spanish Inquisition? That was so unexpected. "No one expects The Spanish Inquisition!"
Oh No! Not the Spanish Inquisition!
I did not expect this ending. WOW!
Jeessus talk about trigger happy... If a ship decloaks right beside you it comes in peace because it it wanted you dead you would be and not even know it..
I suspect that all judges and prosecutors are every bit as corrupt and evil as the characters in this story.
I've dealt with too many lawyers to believe otherwise.
Especially since the court was trying to hang him for not violating the Geneva Protocol. One of the key points of the protocol is that the signatories will be expected to adhere to its tennants even when combating a non-signatory and any force not mentioned as explicitly not being protected. The during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the allied forces in country adhered to the protocol even though the terrorist forces they were fighting were explicitly not protected.
You are not wrong.
Prosecutors only see trial results as wins or losses. They don’t care about the victims or justice.
I hope that President Santiago doesn't have a VP named Clark
😂😂😂
Nice.
Get the B-5 reference
I didn't expect what the alien leader planned to do if the doctor had been executed, but otherwise, I saw the basic outline of the ending coming a mile off. There had to be some kind of connection between the alien ship's racing toward Sol, the doctor's having saved a young alien's life, and the doctor's now being on trial. The basic ingredients of the saved alien being someone important, the alien ship heading for Sol in response, and that response changing how the doctor's actions would be viewed was a way the pieces could fit together perfectly. I still enjoyed the story, although I thought the unfairness of how the trial was conducted and the harshness of the intended sentence were overdone. I hate the idea of a future where doctors who put their Hippocratic oaths first are viewed with such a complete lack of empathy and understanding.
This is becoming more common even now
Unfortunately, this is exactly what happens in a military court. Minus the president and visiting dignitaries intervening of course.
Or a civilian court.
A rather convenient fix for what I would assume to be a horrendous war, but I enjoyed it nontheless. Good stuff, and much appreciated
For the Algorithm, for the Author(s), for the Disembodied Voice!
Is this a look at a JAG episode of a sci-fi show. Sounds like a good show. Looking at you future USA network.
from the sound of this story . This version of humanity does not have the geneva convention.
HFY: Humanity Fuck Yeah.
You do not necessarily need to be human to posses Humanity and this lizard man proved it.
By the same token just because you are human doesn’t mean you have it. As the prosecution and honestly most of the humans in this story proved. I give this one to our alien adversaries with I smile.
Yeah if you want to become a doctor don't join any military groups.. because they, WILL demand you to NOT treat the quote unquote enemy. Be a Doctor or a soldier, one saves lives, and one takes order and lifes too.
Is that why even as infantry it was sounded into my head that you are required to render aid after securing the objective? Repeated multiple times that it is a warcrime to shoot an enemy who has surrendered, or to refuse aid to a wounded enemy when there is no longer a threat to your life?
Seriously, the stereotype that soldiers are just merciless killing machines is overdone and frankly idiotic. And sadly, too many people believe it.
That's why in 2020 the Pentagon opened a massive case investigating the multiple dozen cases of troops... "Using" local woman and even kids... Google likes to hide shit but that one is easy to find.
Most troops are good people. Just like most cops. But you stop being good people when you let someone else aim your weapon.
@FeedMeSalt never been a cop, but speaking as a soldier, we are encouraged to think for ourselves. Our oath is to the constitution above any officer or even the president, we are duty bound to disobey unconstitutional orders, we are also required to follow the Geneva conventions even if the enemy we are fighting does not.
Uhhh...clearly you forgot the US medic who treated an Iraqi insurgent....AFTER that same insurgent had shot and hit the medic.
Once a combatant is out of the fight, he deserves any medical attention he needs.
Ey, first