squided:tlitookilakin:engineer-pearl0:tastefullyoffensive:“Not use collective punishment as it is no
squided:tlitookilakin:engineer-pearl0:tastefullyoffensive:“Not use collective punishment as it is not fair on the many people who did nothing and under the 1949 Geneva Conventions it is a war crime.”Wait it’s a fucking WAR CRIME?!?! I mean that might not be 100% accurate but now I gotta knowholy crap, collective punishment is a war crime.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Geneva_Convention#Collective_punishmentsand according to the exact legal phrasing- No protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.This technically counts, as students are civilians, and thus considered a “protected person”. So yes, collective classroom punishment breaks the fourth Geneva Convention, and she should be rewarded for standing up for human rights and doing her research.Power-move: accuse your teacher of a war crime using knowledge they supplied you with -- source link