97 year old suspected nazi arrested in hungary
this old man allegedly ran a ghetto in slovakia and ordered 16,000 jews to their deaths.. he lived in canada for a while, then moved to hungary where he lived freely until now..
the saddest thing that i find about this, if all the allegations are true, is that he is way past the twilight of his life to fully serve what sentence is given to him.. as for his conscience, he was "just following orders".. justice delayed is justice denied..
Originally posted by Omega Vision
I'm shocked that it took them this long to find him when he never changed his name in all these years.
" But he escaped to Canada, where he lived under an assumed identity and worked as an art dealer in Toronto and Montreal.
His cover was blown in 1997, and he fled Canada as officials there were working to deport him."
Originally posted by Tzeentch._
I'm surprised they really give a shit about arresting him. He's going to die before he even gets sentenced. Who cares?
"One of the most effective ways to combat the rising wave of anti-Semitism, and extremism in Hungary is to put on trial a Hungarian who embraced anti-Semitic, genocidal hate a generation ago. His trial will serve as a warning for young people attracted to Hungary’s extreme far-right." -end snip
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Not to neo-Nazis, who are supposed to the target of his trial.
Not sure if the angle towards the Neo-Nazis is "being a Nazi is bad, so stop", more so than "this is what happens when you're a bad Nazi, so watch it."
What's the other option, let him go? What kind of message will that send.
Originally posted by RobtardI think even Neo-Nazis are smart enough to know that their idols are prosecuted and have been for decades. They'll chalk it up to Zionist machinations, sympathize with the torment of an old "hero" and reaffirm their beliefs. They've been doing that since the war ended.
Not sure if the angle towards the Neo-Nazis is "being a Nazi is bad, so stop", more so than "this is what happens when you're a bad Nazi, so watch it."
Even if this guy were tried would anyone really give a damn. Not saying that he shouldn't answer for his crimes but what impact would killing a man who's already lived a life-time have on any Neo-Nazis? That you can commit hate crimes as long as nobody catches you? As the OP has stated above in this particular case that justice really has been denied.
Though I did learn from this article that being good at hide and seek + hatred and persecution of a distinct ethnic group= longlevity. Poor placed joke I know.
Don't see anything wrong with this. If nothing else any other survivors and families of the victims deserve to know that justice is done in the end. Similar to the Klan members who committed murders in the South during the civil rights era who weren't prosecuted until recently.
Is there anything positive that would come from deciding not to carry through with this?
Originally posted by Astner
He worked for a different country under a different reign. We wouldn't execute U.S. citizens for ordering mass-murdering down in Iraq, would we?
I think you mean non-US citizens there in order to make the parallel work.
But if one of our generals start ordering straight up genocide he'd at least be imprisoned for it.