Human rights for our troops.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news /mod-loses-soldiers-rights-appeal-1687007.html

At last our troops can enjoy the privilege of being protected by Human Rights laws.

Rights that our Government hand out freely to people who wish to carry out harm to this country.

Permission to take the case to the House of Lords was granted on condition that the Secretary of State for Defence pays the legal costs whether they win or lose.

[rojash]

But I was under the impression that you wanted the Human Rights laws to be abolished?

[anotheoldgit]

rojash

But I was under the impression that you wanted the Human Rights laws to be abolished?

No just an equal fair share of it's benefits.

[rov1200]

The Human rights law was bad enough but to include troops under the same category is plain daft. Any soldier killed or injured in battle his dependents would claim that because of bad or dangerous tactics he was unnecessarily killed. War is a dangerous game and the lawyers should be kept well away.

[anotheoldgit]

rov1200

War is a dangerous game and the lawyers should be kept well away

Even if the injury or death could be proven to be due to negligence or cost cutting on equipment etc on behalf of the MOD?

If everyone else, including criminals etc are entitled to their Human Rights, then why not our forces?

[rov1200]

Because every death or injury is someones fault and to avoid it would mean withdrawing from the battlefield.

[sandmaster]

Jolly good. Now that our troops are protected by the Human Rights Laws those nasty enemy troops will not be allowed to shoot them any more.