I dunno, she was a nazi working in a death camp? Accused of literally getting paid to help organise the death of thousands.
Do you think she should stand trial?
Shot in the dark here, but probably from the knowledge of what the Nazis did at the camps. Could be wrong though, who knows?
What was new during WWII was the victimisation, murder and abuse of citizenry also including the Japanese treatment of civilians as well as prisoners of war. Being the victors, the Allies decided that the actual perpetrators should be punished, those with an active hand in the deeds, but these War Crimes were already set out by the Geneva Convention prior to the conflict beginning and in general societies haven't themselves been identified as perpetrators of such crimes. Maybe the last time we punished a whole nation had a hand in bringing about the 2nd World War.
perhaps carpet bombing whole swathes of the middle east to take out 'selected' terrorists / enemy combatants / induce regime change, hasnt exactly worked out too well either. in the future as more and more errors / atrocities come to light, where will society draw the line for culpability? drone operators, mechanics, what about the pollsters and spin doctors?
The Geneva Convention is still in effect. It was also used in the War Crimes trials and convictions of Americans for their roles played in Vietnam.
We have the ICC, but ironically enough Israel is not a member and has rejected any investigations into its conduct, and it certainly has a different view on Geneva Conventions when it comes to occupation / settlements than the majority of the rest of the world. Its not about criterion at all is it, its whether you have the economic / military standing and/or alliances to disregard conventions and laws. it was ever thus.
I suppose you are right, you have to be the 'victors' such as the Allies following WWII to have the power, all sorts of support taken away and it's been noted many times on CE that the USA will never vote as Security Council Members against Israel.
So judgy…
I dunno, I guess lines can be drawn anywhere, I just choose to draw them at being a literal nazi working in a literal death camp.
I don't want to start an argument with you but most Germans thought the camps were initially for education purposes but as time went on became more and more aware of the real purpose.
Yes, i wonder why someone, probably born in the 80s, 90s or even 00s, would hate someone that deeply (to be able to write and feel something as hateful as the comments i have quoted above), for something a person at the age of 18 may or may not have known (there is no prove yet in this specific case, isn't it?) almost a century ago.
I hope this sentence is written understandable.
Yes, i wonder why someone, probably born in the 80s, 90s or even 00s, would hate someone that deeply (to be able to write and feel something as hateful as the comments i have quoted above), for something a person at the age of 18 may or may not have known (there is no prove yet in this specific case, isn't it?) almost a century ago.
I hope this sentence is written understandable.
You'd have to tick the box stating that you were a party member at least.
I'd say the trial is worth having solely for that reason, to confront her with what she was part of and to deliberately not take things lightly due to passage of time/obeying orders excuse.
Yes, I agree with that. Her parents may have been party members, men particularly needed to carry the card to get a decent job, a few of the luxuries of life like eating and a roof over their heads. Of course there were many who weren't Nazis but to have her job she had to be one in name at least.
I didn't realise how young she was when Hitler came to power, but, at the same time, she would have been reading the words in front of her and known what they meant.
Considering Sophie Scholl was about the same age and was beheaded after a public show trial for speaking out against the Nazi regime the same year this woman decided to work at a concentration camp in Occupied Poland, I don’t feel one damn bit of sympathy for her. She can fecking rot.
Nah. feck nazis
Anyone who commits a crime, even if wearing a uniform or following orders, should never be allowed to escape being tried for the crime. Victims deserve justice no matter what. Am I right?
Not sure you can fairly damn someone for not having the stones to speak out and get beheaded, seems a bit harsh. Given the whole economy was pretty much geared for war, most jobs could be seen as facilitating the Nazis in some capacity- the camps obviously being a particularly grim example. The country was also coming out of depression for the early to mid-30s, so not clear how much you could pick and choose on jobs, particularly outside of large urban areas.
