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Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?
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RE: Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?
August 12, 2022 at 5:12 pm
(August 3, 2022 at 8:13 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: As an atheist, I necessarily oppose infinite punishments for finite transgressions. Nazi war crimes, as horrific as they were, were finite.

Executing a nazi war criminal is a finite punishment, so what's the problem?

(August 3, 2022 at 8:13 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Additionally, capital punishment does nothing to solve Nazism (Nazis are thriving even now). It’s not justice, it’s revenge.

It does. By taking away a charismatic leader like Hitler or other members of nazi leadership, Nazism will fall apart more quickly.
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RE: Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war? - by R00tKiT - August 12, 2022 at 5:12 pm

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