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I think parent's point is that at 98, almost everyone has lost the vast majority of the mental faculties which constitute their identity, and if that's true of
by rincebrain 10y ago
I think parent's point is that at 98, almost everyone has lost the vast majority of the mental faculties which constitute their identity, and if that's true of this individual, then the person they want to bring to justice effectively died years ago, and his body is just a shell of who he was.
(I'm not trying to condone or condemn seeking justice against him, here, just trying to explain what the origins of that statement seem to be.)
- danielam 10y agoI wouldn't exaggerate decline in mental faculty and in such a general manner. Besides, what's important is whether this particular man can stand trial. Karkoc is apparently suffering from Alzheimer's, but according to prosecutors of war criminals, mental incapacity and health problems are frequently used by war criminals to evade trial.