I always enjoy watching Blair say that line!Originally posted by OriginalPhoenix
"He is dead, Admiral."
It was the old rebels vs. nation debate. The Border Worlders wanted independence, so they behaved like a nation-state would, and expected to be treated that way. This includes the Geneva Convetion and so on - POWs generally have certain rights. However, the Confederation - or rather, the Admiralty - declared that the Border Worlders were just rebels - not a nation, and therefore not subject to the Geneva Convention et cetera. The upshot of this was that the Border Worlders were (sometimes - I do not believe that Seether's actions were the norm) treated like traitors. And what happens to traitors? Ask Jazz .Originally posted by mpanty
Well... what was the pilot saying about "his name" and "wing assignment" or something like that, and telling Seether "that's all I have to tell you"...?
In the case of Jazz, it was really just a matter of good manners on Angel's part. Blair would not have been court-martialled for summarily executing Jazz (though he would have gotten a severe reprimand from Tolwyn - you don't just kill valuable sources of intelligence).Originally posted by Dark Tower
Seether would have been arrested as we see for earlier on in the serries that even tratos are allowed trails eg Jazz, Bear ect and also seether could be done on following an illegal order if the transports weren't military or if confed hadn't declared the boared worlds as trators.
So basically you're saying that according to the Geneva convention, unless you are tagged as traitor, all you have to tell the enemy if you're captured is your name and your wing?Originally posted by Quarto
It was the old rebels vs. nation debate. The Border Worlders wanted independence, so they behaved like a nation-state would, and expected to be treated that way. This includes the Geneva Convetion and so on - POWs generally have certain rights. However, the Confederation - or rather, the Admiralty - declared that the Border Worlders were just rebels - not a nation, and therefore not subject to the Geneva Convention et cetera. The upshot of this was that the Border Worlders were (sometimes - I do not believe that Seether's actions were the norm) treated like traitors.