Hope U.S. soldiers don't get railroaded

In article , "John Keeney"
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"George Z. Bush" wrote in message
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"Michael P. Reed" wrote in message
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"a. (U) Breaking chemical lights and pouring the phosphoric liquid
on
detainees;

Are you arguing that a U.S. soldier, specifically an MP, would not
neccessarily
know that the above were illegal?

What the heck would be "illegal" about that?

Without beng a lawyer, my guess is that phosphoric liquid is a form of
phosphoric acid, and to pour acid on a human being might be considered
some form
of assault or mayhem under the UCMJ, the Geneva Conventions
notwithstanding.

It's not being a "lawyer" you'ld need to worry about, George.
The stuffs a binary agent that when mixed together (by breaking
the inner tube by bending the whole works) emits light. No
readily detectable heat, I don't recall any odor to speak of
and non-toxic. It is kind of sticky.
I've gotten a bit on me from time to time.

The original ones were derived from luciferin and luciferinidase, the
light sources of the firefly. I don't know current contents.

I have worked with phosphoric acid, which is not phosphorescent. White,
but not red, elemental phosphorus will glow. Trust me -- if you get
white phosphorus on you, there is no need to get either a lawyer,
pathologist, or bartended to determine there was an assault.