Should Graff Be Charged For War Crimes?

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What is a war crime? A war crime is a crime that is committed during a time of war. Should Graff be charged for war crimes? An examples of war crimes committed by Graff is when Graff committed genocide against the Buggers A definition from Farlex(A free dictionary website) includes “A widespread extermination of a specific group. Another example of war crime would be using children under the age of 18 to fight in wars. Some people believe that Graff should not be charged for committing these crimes, but some do think Graff should be charged with war crimes.
An example of a war crime committed by Graff would be when Graff committed genocide is by making Ender kill all of the Buggers on their home planet. Did he do the right thing by ending all wars? Or was he just a crazed murderer with too much power on his hand? Maybe Graff did the right thing by wiping out the Bugger’s home planet they would not have a main command center, …show more content…

Maybe children was the only way to defeat the Buggers, because they could outsmart the Buggers. It has been said in an online article by Malik Muftau that “Kid’s prefrontal brain are not as developed as adult’s which help kids learn about things, but in adults it helps them preform.”. Could that mean that Graff used children because, they can study their enemy faster than adults could? “The Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008” (according to wikipedia) Is an act that was passed by George W. Bush on October 3,2008 prevents and criminalizes military forces that recruit child soldiers. A definition from “The Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2008” from Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia) States that Child Soldiers includes “Any person under 18 years of age who has been recruited into governmental armed forces.” Maybe Graff had some personal reasons, and wanted children to grow up with no childhood, and just learn military

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