Cruelty is the point.
Why spray the medical supplies? What part of medical supplies is destroying federal property or putting officers in harm's way? What do bandages have to do with perceived rioting or vandalism? It has nothing to do with it and was done to antagonize the situation. If someone wants people to hate them more they attack the helpers like medics, press and legal observers. That is NOT de-escalation. The cruelty is the point.
The Geneva Convention is good enough to establish protections against other nations, why is it not good enough to protect our own citizens?You must do something. Force prosecution for these actions.
Per Newsweek:
Federal authorities have been accused of violating the Geneva Convention after apparently destroying medical equipment during protests in Portland. Reporter Sergio Olmos shared a video on Twitter Tuesday night showing medical supplies and protective gear covered in an orange liquid. "It appears that federal officers, during dispersal, pepper sprayed the medical supplies in the tents," Olmos wrote.
Medical Neutrality (per Wikipedia):Medical neutrality refers to a principle of noninterference with medical services in times of armed conflict and civil unrest: physicians must be allowed to care for the sick and wounded, and soldiers must receive care regardless of their political affiliations; all parties must refrain from attacking and misusing medical facilities, transport, and personnel. Concepts comprising the principles of medical neutrality derive from international human rights law, medical ethics and humanitarian law. Medical neutrality may be thought of as a kind of social contract that obligates societies to protect medical personnel in both times of war and peace, and obligates medical personnel to treat all individuals regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or political affiliation. Violations of medical neutrality constitute crimes outlined in the Geneva Conventions.
Reference links:
https://twitter.com/IwriteOK/status/1285881313786916864
https://www.newsweek.com/portland-federal-agents-destroying-medical-supplies-1519945?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_neutrality
