"Human shields" (as a blanket)
Legitimate legal concept, deployed as a universal pre-justification for strikes on hospitals, schools, and camps.
What it signals
The tell is when it's asserted before any evidence about a specific strike — a permission slip issued in advance for all civilian deaths everywhere.
How to answer
See the full library card. One line for replies: a real claim comes with a target, a name, and evidence; a blanket claim comes with neither.