Nazi death camp murders

[redghosthunter]

Originally Posted by Ihealyou [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You make good points, and obviously acting under orders doesn't absolve him of all responsibility. It is however, a mitigating factor. His choice to participate in the Holocaust was made under duress. He was forced to commit horrible acts in the interest of self preservation, and can't be held completely culpable for his actions. The perfect, moral man would choose to disobey orders and face the consequences, but I don't think we should fault Demjanjuk for having human flaws.

A mitigating factor... I guess that's why the guy only got a few years.. Instead of life.

[Scrooge]

You guys ever hear of Chain of Command and what happens when you decide to "think for yourself" within such a military system, be it moral or not?