Was it a war crime?
did they lose? no? then it isnt a warcrime
>>220524262war crimes only apply to the losing side so no
>>220524262>hostile forces blockade your entire position>preventing you from supplies and escape>they openly threaten your destruciton>attacking them is a war crimeKEK OP IS A FAGGOT KEK
>>220524262Yes, the orcs were just standing there, it's not a crime. This old white man fired an arrow racistly into the community.
>>220524262If you use force against an armed invasion, you're a fascist warmonger
What kind of warcrime is this supposed to be? Shooting an enemy combatant in a warzone?
>>220524262It wasn't. It went to trial and he was declared innocent
>>220524262he clearly was suffering from Orc Derangement Syndrome.
No but this was
if they were that close why weren't they all already shooting?
>>220524857how so?
>>220524867volley fire increases control of troops and causes a -30% move speed rebuffed on enemy infantry
>>220524262It's never a war crime the first time.It's an homage to Lexington and Concord, the shot heard throughout the world. Literally an old farmer that couldn't maintain trigger discipline.
>>220524513Maybe they were just there as part of a peacekeeping mission.
>>220524883They were yelling to Grima telling him to switch sides, then he does and Legolas kills him
>>220524857They weren't at war though. That was someone murdering someone else in their home.
>>220524857> more like Saruman the STABBED
>>220524262Orcs are literally not human so how can it be a war crime.
>>220524262>shooting arrows
>>220524857Why did, after all, Theoden still plead with Grima. You don't have to kill him, but ffs, there's no forgiveness after what he'd done.
>>220525651You can make the case for Grima to have been controlled by Saruman much like Theoden was by Grima
>>220524262How would it be a war crime? They had been at war with Isengard for weeks at this point, fucking retard
>>220524262negligent discharge of a deadly weapon.the "siege" of helms deep was actually a retaliatory strike against the rohirrim for this act of cruelty. the uruk-hai were the equivalent of a marching band; playing their songs coupled with synchronized dance for the bemusement of the humans. the uruk-hai acted in self-defense. it is literally on video.
>>220525700Grima wasn't the king.
>>220524262Not a war crime but bad form. Like attacking someone during their speech. They were doing a thing and he ruined it. Tactically sound, nothing wrong with it. See enemy, kill enemy etc. Just bad form.
>>220524262It's actually a war crime in middle-earth to not do what he did
>>220525651Theoden thought Grima might've known something useful since he was Saruman's servant and was willing to let bygones be bygones (within reason) to potentially find an edge against Sauron.
why did they have the archers all hold their bows drawn like that without shooting?that's not good for the bow or the bowman, it's something you do with guns.
>>220524262Are you going to ignore all the raids the Uruk-hai did on unarmed peasants leading up to this?
>>220524857they should've just adapted the books, they had all the time and money in the world, we missed out on Sharkey-kino>To the dismay of those that stood by, about the body of Saruman a grey mist gathered, and rising very slowly to a great height like smoke from a fire, as a pale shrouded figure it loomed over the Hill. For a moment it wavered, looking to the West; but out of the West came a cold wind, and it bent away, and with a sigh dissolved into nothing.
>>220524262yesits a very similar case to Chud the Builderthe one eyed bownigger being Chud
