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And Himler was taught that killing millions of minorities was a good and honest action, yet the judge still found him guilty at Nuremberg. It's generally accept
by logicchains 13y ago
And Himler was taught that killing millions of minorities was a good and honest action, yet the judge still found him guilty at Nuremberg. It's generally accepted that "I was just following orders" is not an acceptable reason for perpetuating atrocities.
- AnthonyMouse 13y agoThe actions of police officers is a symptom. The disease is the war on drugs (and similar "tough on crime, soft on evidence" policies). That doesn't excuse what the police do, but it defines what you need to change if you don't want it to continue.
- smsm42 13y agoI don't think we can hope for the Nuremberg for the War on Drugs. But at least we could hope for a peace treaty?
- arethuza 13y agoNitpick - Himmler wasn't tried at Nuremberg. He committed suicide while in British custody: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler