Oddly enough the British, normally
bastions of
civilized behavior, were against the portion of the
Geneva Convention that outlawed these types of
ammunition.
Their reasoning?
<quote>
When wounded, a civilized soldier lies down and awaits aid. The savage however presses on with his attack.
</quote>
They were afraid that their frequently outnumbered colonial troops would be put at a
disadvantage if they were denied the use of a
round that was designed to cause the
maximum wounding effect.
No, I'm not making this up.