Putin Investigated for Possible War Crimes in Ukraine - Possible?

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As I write this, war has raged across Ukraine for 27 days. The violent onslaught, according to Statista.com, has killed a total of 953 civilians. Of them, 78 were children. Furthermore, 1,557 people were reported to have been injured 105 of which have been children. However, OHCHR specified that the real numbers could be higher.  On top of that, 2.14 million Ukrainian people, mostly women and children, have fled for their lives as everything they've known was, literally, reduced to rubble. 

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According to a recent article in the New York Times, I.C.C. Prosecutor Fast-Tracks War Crimes Investigation in Ukraine, "The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has launched an immediate criminal investigation of possible war crimes in Ukraine."

I'm all for due process and giving a guy the benefit of the doubt, but how many bodies have to pile up on a guy's proverbial doorstep before people can agree he's committed, and is still committing, a crime? 

Legal procedures are important, they are.  Legal procedures, ensure the rights are protected, at least in theory (the parents of Ferguson's Michael Brown Jr. might disagree).  While such laws have allowed humankind to form civilized societies, they have their limits. 

If a person is going around town shooting people, you don't stop to apply for a warrant.  You TAKE THE S.O.B. DOWN!  Seriously, he doesn't deny having ordered the invasion.  He's spouted some QAnon caliber nonsense, about Ukrainian NAZIs, to justify his actions, but his guilt is evident and undeniable. 

OK, Ukraine isn't part of NATO. Granted.  Yet, you don't sit and watch your neighbor be burgled because he didn't pay his property tax.  You send the police in anyway because you know he's not going to victimize just one house.  Does anyone think Putin will stop with Ukraine if he's left in power?  Do nukes have to fly before we can agree to put this mad dog down? 

This graph form Statista.com was best information when it was posted to this blog at 03/23/2022-00:57:22.