I want to Assasin's Strike this facist turd.

[BasiliskXVIII]

Paolo Tirelli is an Italian national and political dignitary. As he is directing operations of a militant organization operating on US soil, this makes them a foreign-backed terrorist organization. Even if they aren't recognised as such by the state department, there is leeway for federal enforcement groups such as the FBI to treat crimes as such, and as deputised members of the FBSA, it stands to reason that heroes might be extended that same right.

 

As a recruiter for an FTO, the recruiter is potentially in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2339B (material support to a designated FTO) and § 2339A (material support for terrorist acts) both apply to groups “foreign in origin or control.” The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) would also require anyone acting under Tirelli’s direction to register as an agent of a foreign principal; failing to do so while engaging in political or paramilitary activity would itself be a federal crime.

 

Further, as the Council soldiers are concealing long guns, which is absolutely illegal in the state of Rhode Island, the recruiter could be subject to conspiracy charges since armed accompaniment in furtherance of a cause would suggest coordinated unlawful activity rather than mere speech.

 

In any normal real-world scenario, the police response to a recruitment drive like this should be expected to be immediate and forceful. The recruiter wouldn't be let off the hook simply because he's not an active combatant. And when Spider-Man regularly detains even unarmed burglars in the commission of robberies, it seems fair that our heroes could do the same when, by the standards established by the game, it is expected that our heroes are using non-lethal force against enemies by default. 

[Jacke]

9 hours ago, Rudra said:

There is still the concern of them being unarmed noncombatants though.

 

But they are not hors de combat, unable to participate in fighting.  Even under our Internation Laws of War, they would be considered a combatant.

 

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

 

 

[Rudra]

3 minutes ago, Jacke said:

 

But they are not hors de combat, unable to participate in fighting.  Even under our Internation Laws of War, they would be considered a combatant.

 

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

 

 

Don't trust wikipedia. Every year when we had our annual Law of Armed Conflict mandatory training, one thing always held up: if someone was unarmed and not attacking us, we could not shoot them. They were for all intents and purposes noncombatants. We could detain if necessary, yes, but not shoot.

[Jacke]

Just now, Rudra said:

Don't trust wikipedia. Every year when we had our annual Law of Armed Conflict mandatory training, one thing always held up: if someone was unarmed and not attacking us, we could not shoot them. They were for all intents and purposes noncombatants. We could detain if necessary, yes, but not shoot.

 

I had them too (retired now).  I'd say someone recruiting for an active combatant organization could be detained indeed.