Holy... That's insane! I would really hate to be him! At least he got to live his life before being charged for all those murders.

EMS wrote he is 94 years old, this is dumb, why would they just now come after him after like 71 years this is retarded in my opinion. and i am not saying that he doesn't deserve to die because he does, but they could have charged him when he was in his 50's or something... *5arg5*

See I agreed to everything you said until "i am not saying that he doesn't deserve to die because he does" The man does not deserve to die, killing him would just stoop down to their level and that is what all these violent men want, you cannot stoop to someones level you have to overcome that. The man probably was enrolled into the army as a medic, and who knows if he didn't accept, he would have been executed on spot!

This is just my opinion, but at this age there is no point. I don't agree with cases like this happening today. What I don't think people understand is it is not like these people had a choice. They were under a dictatorship and were pretty much forced to if they didn't want to die.

I don't agree with the killing of 3000+ people, but I hate to see these cases happen.

As I loving history I took a Holocaust class because I wanted to know more about it. The soldiers that were under Hitler's command such as the Gustapo are the people that thoroughly enjoyed beating and killing people. From what I remember, Hitler custom picked the Gustapo soldiers to work for him so they knew that they were going to be doing dreadful things. However, it wasn't until a few years later at the Wansse Conference where Muller introduced the genocidal thoughts of removing the Jewish population from Nazi controlled Europe. Many people followed Hitler because of his confidence and great speeches, which he showed power and pride in what he wanted to do for Germany. Remember this is after WWI when Germany was in debt and the nation was going "down the toilet." Many people just wanted to see Germany thrive again so that is why they followed him. Most of Nazi Germany didn't know what was going on with the Concentration camps. The soldiers that worked at the camps were forced to work and if they didn't work, they were punished. Many of them didn't have a say in if they wanted to do it or not. They were just put in a line and told to do a job. I understand that the man did terrible things, but that was the past. He's 94 for god sake and I believe that a lifetime of reflecting on what he did and seeing how the world was affected by it had it's affects on the old man as well. I'm glad that they are not forgetting about the crimes that they committed but putting a 94 year old man in jail seems like a waste of time in my opinion. I would like to see the man tried, but not put in jail as he would die in jail which I think a better solution would allow the man to die in peace. That is my opinion on it.

tl;dr: Explains how soldiers were forced to work at camps, old man shouldn't go to jail - let him die in peace with his family

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Fold wrote Everyone should stop with the "he was just following orders" nonsense.. Al Qaeda suicide bombers were just "following orders." That is by far the most overused tactic that nazi soldiers hid behind during the Nuremburg trials (Hitler told me to, I can't think for myself) as if Hitler would have come to power in the first place if it weren't for the pre-existing antisemitism. And he is being accused of over 3,000 accessory to murder charges and people want him to just be able to live out his life free? Nope, he should face the music, age is irrelevant here.

AQ suicide bombers were definitely not following orders, nor are they. They are driven by an ideology and do so whenever they see fit or when they're ready.

And nazis were driven by antisemitism, and they are usually following orders, 9/11 wasn't simply "done when ready" it was carried out when the order was given. But the point stands, anyone can just claim they are following orders, but that doesn't make it right and doesn't admolish of punishment.

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Fold wrote Everyone should stop with the "he was just following orders" nonsense.. Al Qaeda suicide bombers were just "following orders." That is by far the most overused tactic that nazi soldiers hid behind during the Nuremburg trials (Hitler told me to, I can't think for myself) as if Hitler would have come to power in the first place if it weren't for the pre-existing antisemitism. And he is being accused of over 3,000 accessory to murder charges and people want him to just be able to live out his life free? Nope, he should face the music, age is irrelevant here.

AQ suicide bombers were definitely not following orders, nor are they. They are driven by an ideology and do so whenever they see fit or when they're ready.

And nazis were driven by antisemitism, and they are usually following orders, 9/11 wasn't simply "done when ready" it was carried out when the order was given. But the point stands, anyone can just claim they are following orders, but that doesn't make it right and doesn't admolish of punishment.

Would you prosecute a group of hostages in a bank robbery because they helped the robbers fill the bags with money?

I'm not saying you're wrong, I just think this issue is a lot more complicated than people are making it seem.

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xMercii wrote So people on here think its ok for someone to let thousands of people get murdered and tortured to not pay the consequences? One man commits murder, he gets life, but this guy gets to walk in your opinion? HELL NO, this guy knew what he was doing, he loved it, he enjoyed it. No way you could stay and go through all that and not enjoy it, anyone that think he should walk is as bad as him in my book.

Wait, you think he chose to do these things?

Oh boy..

If you know ANYTHING, ANYTHING about Nazi Germany, then you should probably assume that him saying 'no' would result in a lot of prison time at least, if not death.

Give him a year or something. I don't see the need for him to be locked up for a decade. A year or two is good enough for me.

I'm done with this world, someone who helped kill millions of people, should only get a year or two really? They were my Gods people mostly, 6 million Jews died, and he helped kill them. No I don't care if he is 20 or 100, he should pay for what he did.

He is an old man, he did what he did years ago. Plus, doesn't your God believe in forgiveness?

Deliberation wrote

xMercii wrote

Clones wrote

xMercii wrote So people on here think its ok for someone to let thousands of people get murdered and tortured to not pay the consequences? One man commits murder, he gets life, but this guy gets to walk in your opinion? HELL NO, this guy knew what he was doing, he loved it, he enjoyed it. No way you could stay and go through all that and not enjoy it, anyone that think he should walk is as bad as him in my book.

Wait, you think he chose to do these things?

Oh boy..

If you know ANYTHING, ANYTHING about Nazi Germany, then you should probably assume that him saying 'no' would result in a lot of prison time at least, if not death.

Give him a year or something. I don't see the need for him to be locked up for a decade. A year or two is good enough for me.

I'm done with this world, someone who helped kill millions of people, should only get a year or two really? They were my Gods people mostly, 6 million Jews died, and he helped kill them. No I don't care if he is 20 or 100, he should pay for what he did.

He is an old man, he did what he did years ago. Plus, doesn't your God believe in forgiveness?

Yeah God does, but does he regret what he does though? I don't know if he does or not but I think about it more, prison for a 94 year old won't do anything. I think he should have to watch 3 hours of what the Jews and the other people they murdered went through everyday for the rest of his life though.

xMercii wrote

Deliberation wrote

xMercii wrote

Clones wrote

xMercii wrote So people on here think its ok for someone to let thousands of people get murdered and tortured to not pay the consequences? One man commits murder, he gets life, but this guy gets to walk in your opinion? HELL NO, this guy knew what he was doing, he loved it, he enjoyed it. No way you could stay and go through all that and not enjoy it, anyone that think he should walk is as bad as him in my book.

Wait, you think he chose to do these things?

Oh boy..

If you know ANYTHING, ANYTHING about Nazi Germany, then you should probably assume that him saying 'no' would result in a lot of prison time at least, if not death.

Give him a year or something. I don't see the need for him to be locked up for a decade. A year or two is good enough for me.

I'm done with this world, someone who helped kill millions of people, should only get a year or two really? They were my Gods people mostly, 6 million Jews died, and he helped kill them. No I don't care if he is 20 or 100, he should pay for what he did.

He is an old man, he did what he did years ago. Plus, doesn't your God believe in forgiveness?

Yeah God does, but does he regret what he does though? I don't know if he does or not but I think about it more, prison for a 94 year old won't do anything. I think he should have to watch 3 hours of what the Jews and the other people they murdered went through everyday for the rest of his life though.

You pretty much just said that he deserved more time in prison though... I think he knows what they went through considering he was there. I think it's too late to punish this guy, he is 94 for christs' sake.

This isn't just directly aimed at you but anyone who thinks he should be punished: Imagine your grandfather was 94 in a completely different situation, you love him very much. One day it comes out that almost 71 years ago your grandfather did some horrible things, should he be punished? Should he spend the rest of his days in prison, die in prison, die ALONE in prison for something that happened decades ago?

Obviously the situation is different but the principal is the same. This guy has a family much like your grandfather does too.

I'm still torn on it. I think it is very debatable on if he should be charged or not. Why should I place my grandfather in the situation though? Would that not make me think about the situation in a biased way? To answer that question though: If my grandfather was a part of all of that, I wouldn't totally argue with a life prison sentence if it was given to him. It would hurt, sure, but the charge would kind of make sense. I think the real debate here is: What should the statute of limitations be on accessory to murder?