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Isn't the Nuremberg defence more as a defence to breaking the law because you had to follow orders?
by k-mcgrady 9y ago
Isn't the Nuremberg defence more as a defence to breaking the law because you had to follow orders?
- pyroinferno 9y agoYes, OP is an idiot.
- sctb 9y agoYou're not welcome to post like this on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- mikestew 9y agoThe Nuremberg judges apparently had an easier job specifically because Nazi Germany was reluctant to codify many offenses as law. "I didn't want to break the law" is apparently a better defense in such circumstances than "just following orders".