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Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

143 points · 131 comments · vrganj

  1. ShadowOfThePit · · focus · HN ↗
    The ICC is a waste of money and resources, and pure bullshits. It has barely achieved anything except sentencing 23 people for an absurdly low number of years.

    Commit 28 crimes against humanity? To jail! For 12 years! <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;c3070nlqnq3o" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bbc.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;c3070nlqnq3o

    Enlist child soldiers? 14 years! - <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Thomas_Lubanga_Dyilo" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Thomas_Lubanga_Dyilo

    &gt; Champions of the court say it deters would-be war criminals, bolsters the rule of law, and offers justice to victims of atrocities. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cfr.org&#x2F;backgrounders&#x2F;role-icc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cfr.org&#x2F;backgrounders&#x2F;role-icc

    lol. lmao.

    Try to change my mind if you want.

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