[Bonejunky]

Tell them this:

Collective punishments

Article 33. No protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed.

I did that at my school today and my teacher was speechless. xD

[lizardsrock4]

I might just try this....

[jugglingman456]

omg yes ftw!

[mitchie151]

I would use this....


... if the Geneva Convention didn't only apply to people in a war...

[CHAOSiron13]

I'm going to use this, because my teacher probably doesn't know what the Geneva Contravention does and doesn't cover. He'll just be like "Whaaaaaaa.... that sounds smart...."

[Prodigy9]

What's the definition of "protected person", and does the definition apply to all circumstances or only in war?

For that matter, what's the official definition of "punish"? If your teacher is actually interested in debating you over the legality of the punishment, I'd imagine that they could argue that it doesn't constitute punishment since it's a decision they make in the course of teaching, rather than a penalty imposed by a court.

[CirJohn]

Lol, too bad that doesn't actually apply to you unless you're a prisoner of war.

[Bonejunky]

Guys, it's a joke. God...

[CirJohn]

Dang, that's a shame. It would be funny to actually pull that one.

[Bonejunky]

Lol, too bad that doesn't actually apply to you unless you're a prisoner of war.