MadRat
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<<Blinding would probably be prohibited by the Geneva Convention, which is full of odd quirky rules about what the "right" and "wrong" way to go about trying to kill someone is. Oddly enough, that document probably wouldn't find anything wrong with vaporizing someone, but blinding him, buddy, we got a problem>>
War to the progressive individual is not about killing, its about positioning for victory. The Geneva Accords tried to limit the weapons that maimed and mutilated the soldiers.
Weapons of mass destruction are strictly prohibited by the spirit of those conventions, but it has yet to prevent thier use. Case in point, the cluster bomb would be illegal by the spirit of the accords but it didn't stop them from being used by the allies on both Iraq and Serbia.
Man-portable lasers may not vaporize, but they will have a practical benefit against snipers and scouts that are using night vision goggles.
War to the progressive individual is not about killing, its about positioning for victory. The Geneva Accords tried to limit the weapons that maimed and mutilated the soldiers.
Weapons of mass destruction are strictly prohibited by the spirit of those conventions, but it has yet to prevent thier use. Case in point, the cluster bomb would be illegal by the spirit of the accords but it didn't stop them from being used by the allies on both Iraq and Serbia.
Man-portable lasers may not vaporize, but they will have a practical benefit against snipers and scouts that are using night vision goggles.