It's actually kind of significant. In past wars, if you committed a war crime, usually the only witnesses were either on your side or a soldier/civilian on the opposing side, who have obvious bias. This made it a lot more realistic to escape consequences. People knew it was happening, but there was often nothing done about it unless it was particularly notable and there was usually a singular officer that the blame landed on.

Now, everyone in wealthier countries has a cell phone with a good camera. Not to mention drones and other video recording devices. Any soldier committing a war crime is much more likely to be caught doing it on camera, and the consequences may follow both him and his family for years. Not to mention it puts that soldier's country in the position of either disavowing his actions and prosecuting him themselves or turning a blind eye and losing face to their citizens and the international community.

Someone like Putin is unlikely to give a shit, of course, but it will probably make the average Russian soldier much more wary of 'following orders' in these cases.

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That noose sure getting tighter and tighter with each passing week.

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Is Corcoran the lawyer or Christina Bobb?

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I regret it too.

Sacklers, "our opiates aren't addictive."

Same honestly. Not a thought I needed as I'm getting ready to sleep.

they should quit the police department and get a real job then

I used to wanna be a cop for years.

My reasoning was "drive around in a decent car you don't have to pay for, maybe write a ticket for someone going too fast, and do some paperwork all day"

JFC. I regret my curiosity.

Wow, we have almost identical music festival traumas. In my case I overheard people saying the guy fell out of a tree, but by the time I saw him he was unconscious on a stretcher, with his leg bent the wrong way at the knee. Definitely not the vibe I wanted to start out on that day…

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Good bit of the way down:

> "On Feb. 1, the Justice Department unveiled criminal charges against Meek related to images of child sex abuse. Among other accusations, authorities say Meek shared a video showing the rape of an infant. Meek has pleaded not guilty and currently sits in federal custody."

Too poor for sledding.

A Trader? Like the Day kind? Or the Joe kind? /s

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Cosa Nostra? The pizza delivery franchise? Uncle Enzo isn't going to like this.