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« on: April 14, 2009, 09:11:34 PM » |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7998925.stmIs it totally pointless to try an 89 year old man? Or should he be accountable even after 65 years?
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matt674
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« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2009, 09:16:39 PM » |
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no and yes in that order
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2009, 09:16:51 PM » |
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Tough one but on balance - pointless I think
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2009, 09:19:15 PM » |
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He should be tried regardless of age and health ... why should he get to die peacefully surrounded by his loved ones when he deprived so so so many human beings of that privilege !
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2009, 09:20:00 PM » |
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He should be tried regardless of age and health ... why should he get to die peacefully surrounded by his loved ones when he deprived so so so many human beings of that privilege !
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2009, 09:20:13 PM » |
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He should be tried regardless of age and health ... why should he get to die peacefully surrounded by his loved ones when he deprived so so so many human beings of that privilege !
what he said |
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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2009, 09:22:17 PM » |
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I have to agree that crimes like that should never go unpunished, no matter what time has flowed away. The only concerns are has evidence been lost by the delay, both defence and prosecution, and can the defendant properly defend himself at such an advanced age?
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« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2009, 09:23:13 PM » |
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He should be tried regardless of age and health ... why should he get to die peacefully surrounded by his loved ones when he deprived so so so many human beings of that privilege !
If?
I'm assuming they don't drag 89 year old gents out of their home, without just cause and reason.
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« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2009, 09:38:23 PM » |
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with 45 year old evidence he was sentenced to death until they realised they had the wrong person so you've got to seriously question how sound a conviction can be with 65 year old evidence
if we could guarantee the right decision then obv you have to try him. unfortunately there's no way of guaranteeing it
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« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2009, 09:59:16 PM » |
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IF sufficient evidence is produced for it to go to trial then yes it should but if he is too ill to travel what would happen then?
is it possible for it to go to court in the USA?
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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2009, 11:13:31 PM » |
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If found guilty he should go to prison for the rest of his life.
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« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2009, 12:53:04 AM » |
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Try him or make him pope
either or
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« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2009, 12:58:23 AM » |
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I say leave him the hell alone.
It was a war, and he was on the losing side. He was just a grunt who probably acted no differently than anyone would have done had they been born in that time and in that place.
That's bollox tank, I wouldn't have been a Nazi, I'm good me.
Yeah whatever.
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The Camel
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« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2009, 01:20:49 AM » |
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I am really not sure about this.
What is point of putting someone in prison?
Punishment: well, if he's guilty he's probably been looking over his shoulder all his life wondering if that knock on the door is going to be the police to arrest him or worse a relative of someone he guarded to put a bullet through his skull, which is pretty fair punishment.
Deterrent to him: at 89 he's not likely to offend again.
Deterrent to other: I doubt another holocaust is going to happen.
Revenge. The only reason I can see to go after him. Pretty fair reason in the case of holocaust perpertrators.
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Graham C
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« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2009, 01:22:19 AM » |
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He's also been living with what he's done for the last lot of years.
Not sure what I think about it either tbh.
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