Specially Protected Persons in Combat Situations (new title)

[M-A Lagrange]

I do not advocate shooting prisoners but I am not a proponent of taking prisoners (if you know what I mean) unless they are really needed for intel gathering purposes. As I said before a difficult subject to deal with in the public domain.

Actually, it's not really a question of choice and feelings.
The Law of War (The Hage convention) in its article 23 is pretty clear:
Art 23
- c: It is forbidden to kill those who are disarmed
- d: It is forbidden to declare no quarter.

The Geneva Convention is even clearer on that matter.

Taking prisonner is an objective (for intelligence) AND an OBLIGATION at the momment an opponent is surrending.