So what exactly constitutes a "crime against humanity"?

[bluecollar2]

I was just thinking about it.

It seems that profiteering during a pandemic should qualify but the fact is I'm not a lawyer...

Deliberately withholding aid seems to me to qualify....

If I walk past a human being in need of a life saving phone call and make a conscious decision to do nothing would seem to me to be criminal and if done on a systematic scale....would qualify.

Is anyone documenting this?

We've seen this before...Is history repeating itself?

[elleng]

1. 'Crimes against humanity are certain acts that are purposely committed

as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian or an identifiable part of a civilian population. The first prosecution for crimes against humanity took place at the Nuremberg trials.'>>>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimes_against_humanity

[mzmolly]

2. Kidnapping babies

and putting them in cages, for starters. Yes, withholding aid should also qualify.

[handmade34]

3. I call it "Depraved Indifference"

but crimes against humanity will do...

[5X]

4. Will be synonymous with trump in the future. n/t

[brooklynite]

5. "Crimes against humanity" don't exist as an agreed upon statute

The Hague Court may have a standard, but the US hasn't agreed to it.

As far as US Law, I don't see anything that Trump has done that falls into that category.

[SheltieLover]

6. How about stealing supplies ordered & paid for by states?

Or this:

[link:https://www.propublica.org/article/taxpayers-paid-millions-to-design-a-low-cost-ventilator-for-a-pandemic-instead-the-company-is-selling-versions-of-it-overseas-|