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(1) you just attacked them, so you know their ship is sunk or sinking, (2) you can see them clinging to flotsam and alive, (3) they are two in number and no threat to you or your vessel, and (4) they are displaying an unambiguous signal of distress. as clear as it gets, duty to rescue was in effect
December 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
(1) you just attacked them, so you know their ship is sunk or sinking, (2) you can see them clinging to flotsam and alive, (3) they are two in number and no threat to you or your vessel, and (4) they are displaying an unambiguous signal of distress. as clear as it gets, duty to rescue was in effect
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By Cotton’s logic, any effort to survive is only interpretable as guilt. Flipping the boat over? You must be trying to save the cargo, not yourself. It’s a monstrous logic, both morally and strategically; Cotton has neither the intellect nor the soul to see why, but unfortunately he does have power.
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
By Cotton’s logic, any effort to survive is only interpretable as guilt. Flipping the boat over? You must be trying to save the cargo, not yourself. It’s a monstrous logic, both morally and strategically; Cotton has neither the intellect nor the soul to see why, but unfortunately he does have power.