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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The landmine is a purely defensive weapon, unlike a gun.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

They're especially useful for defending against innocent civilians decades after the war ends.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 5 points 1 month ago

It's cheap and effective against invaders, sometimes when you're in bind you need to use terrible tools

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Depends on how you use the gun. But that's the thing about landmines, you "plant" them rather than "use" them, and pure fate alone is the arbiter of the mine's "use." Landmines kill indiscriminately, they don't care what team you're on, how old you are, if you're even a combatant at all or just a 6yo civilian child, but a gun at least requires a person to make the decision to act or not. It is for this reason that I contend while guns can be (not always are) used morally, landmines cannot, even when they do happen to find a "correct" target.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I just realized this isn't NCD...

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Clearly you haven't been paying Fallout.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Just gonna slip this into your pocket...