(August 3, 2022 at 6:35 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(August 3, 2022 at 6:22 am)Macoleco Wrote: I have been wondering what was the moral/ethical justification of the execution of criminals of war during the Nuremberg Trials and after?
This brings up a question: what defines the line between execution and imprisionment? Lets expand this to for example, narcos, who also murder and hurt people, many innocent. Under the reasoning of Nuremberg would they be executed too?
Also, those who oppose death penalty, would they oppose the execution of criminals of war such as Nazis? Or would they argue that every life is valuable regardless of their actions? Where do we cross the line?
Just food for thought. Write your opinions.
As a hard-line death penalty opponent, I do absolutely oppose the execution of war criminals (including Nazis). I do not believe ‘every life has value’. There is no conflict between these positions.
Boru
Would you elaborate further? What is the reasoning behind Nazi criminals not being executed?
