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Originally posted by Wezil
To collectively punish a population for the actions of their elected government is reasonable imho if that government is engaged in attempting to kill innocent and random civilians in my country. The Fourth Geneva Convention disagrees

Article 33
No protected person may be punished for an offence he or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.
Pillage is prohibited.
Reprisals against protected persons and their property are prohibited.

Persons protected by the Convention are those who, at a given moment and in any manner whatsoever, find themselves, in case of a conflict or occupation, in the hands of a Party to the conflict or Occupying Power of which they are not nationals.