The Geneva convention does not apply. It applies to wartime situations only. That's why cops can use hollow point bullets for lethal force or use pepper spray to disperse a riot. Both are banned under the Geneva and similar conventions.
Not too sure you're right there; the convention articles applies to all civillians being persecuted by forign or domestic powers in wartime and "peace" and that the latter is applicable to the present situation in the US, is most definitely up for debate..
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