> We can hardly stop punishing criminals "because they're too old". Actually, here in Germany, that is possible. You can be "vollzugsuntauglich" which means be

> We can hardly stop punishing criminals "because they're too old". Actually, here in Germany, that is possible. You can be "vollzugsuntauglich" which means being unable to be in prison. Mental sickness is one of the reasons. Others are not as clearly defined, but old age is a common one. (For those interested: §455 StPO, I didn't find an English translation with a quick search)