89-year-old former Auschwitz guard arrested in Philadelphia

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Regardless of whether or not it's right, how is this legal?  I had no idea you could be arrested for war crimes you were involved with over half a century ago, regardless of magnitude.

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Regardless of whether or not it's right, how is this legal?  I had no idea you could be arrested for war crimes you were involved with over half a century ago, regardless of magnitude.

Genocide has a statute of limitations? really?

Again, I was asking about the legality, not the morality.

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I'm all in favour for prosecuting surviving concentration camp guards too... be it for the sake of making a point.

And the point is: If you participate in a genocide - be it as a 19-year-old - you will never be able to get away from this. You can only hope to postpone the inevitable.

It may be something of a ordeal to be put through this legal process now as a 90-year old man. But then again, he did have the opportunity to turn himself in back in 1945. If you refuse to choose for yourself the moment where you face justice, this decision is eventually made for you by others.

Eh... actually, if anything, this is probably a better motivator for not turning yourself in.  Based on the article, this guy didn't seem to have that hard of a life aside from a few immigration problems.  The fact that he's getting ready to pay his dues now kind of, well, sucks.

That aside, though, given that this is apparently consistent with the law, I have absolutely no problem trying him.  (That isn't to say I'd be staunchly opposed if it weren't, but consistency is kind of important when it comes to these things.)

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lol @ people literally defending a concentration camp guard. Congrats, forum, you have reached a new low today.

What threat does this man pose to society?  Do you feel threatened by an 89 year old man being at large?

It's happening when he is 89 because after World War II for many decades afterward, there was no interest or concern in tracking down or bringing justice to the men who committed these crimes against humanity

Who told you this? There was large scale involvement in bringing those responsible for crimes to justice. The fact that this man was never highlights that he played less than a minimal role in camp activities.

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How many people did he kill personally? Who told you this?
He's being accused of complicity. There is no evidence he has personally killed "large numbers of civilians".

Antonio V and yourself have very reactionary and conservative views on justice. But you have grown up in a country that still employs the Death Penalty so I'm not surprised.

Dude, the man was a guard for freaking Auschwitz.  I highly doubt he didn't do more than just smoke and drink coffee all day.  And, yes, technically he is innocent until proven guilty, but the evidence is going to be formally examined and weighed in good time.

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Regardless of whether or not it's right, how is this legal?  I had no idea you could be arrested for war crimes you were involved with over half a century ago, regardless of magnitude.

I believe there is no statute of limitations on murder in any state. I read a couple years ago about a guy arrested in Minnesota for a murder he committed in the 70s. Now granted that's far more recent than WWII, but really with the statute of limitations on any crime, might as well be the same, there's really no other crime you can be tried for from the 70s. So if killing just one person gets that, it makes sense killing far more would.

Yeah, but the crimes that this man is likely guilty of are far worse than murder (as you said), they transcend national boundaries, and they were committed in the midst of a war that ended more than half a century ago, which is why I questioned the legality of his prosecution.

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