Smack of Reality: Aging Nazis, Just Kill Them Already!

What is the big deal with hunting down Nazis who are in their late 80s and 90s? So many international policing agencies and other groups, such as Simon Wiesenthal Center, have been looking for decades for Nazis to be tried for war crimes in the 40s.

I can understand wanting closure and finding people who killed dozens, hundreds and even thousands of Jews and others in World War II as war crimes. But my problem with this is that when these Nazis are found, they are arrested, imprisoned, put on trial and sentenced for their crimes. This all sounds well and good but these guys are now in their 80s and 90s -- almost on their death beds. Many of them now need walkers, wheelchairs and oxygen tanks. Just execute them and be done with it.

I read about a Nazi last year that was finally captured in his 90s. He required a wheelchair and an oxygen tank is nearly life and he required an ambulance to get to court to stand trial for killing dozens of Jews in World War II. It cost more money to keep him imprisoned, fed and on trial than he was worth.

If we know elderly men like this are definitely guilty of crimes, why do they need a trial and cost even more money? I say just put a bullet in their heads and save everyone time and money. Instant closure. I mean they will probably die in a few years, so why keep them alive, let alone pay all of the extra money to support elderly people guilty of heinous crimes.

The reason I wrote this article today is because I read a Yahoo! News article about 2 former Nazis who are on trial or will be on trial in the future for killing several Jews during World War II. Both of these former Nazis are in their 90s and the whole idea has bothered me for years -- it bothers me more as the Nazis being caught get older and older. I'm really surprised that there are many left at all almost all of them would be around 85+ years old.

Samuel Kunz, 90, a former Nazi death camp guard was indicted for participation in the murder of 430,000 Jews at the Belzec death camp in Poland from 1942 to 1943. He is specifically accused of shooting a total of 10 Jews in two incidents.

German officials are determining whether or not to hold a trial. Great, even more money spent on officials, probably tons of paperwork and golf games (if they were American) just to try a guy with one and 1/2 feet in the grave.

Officials say that the indictment of Kunz is good because it shows the new German prosecution policy has increased the number of suspects that will be brought to justice. Great, even more old Nazi farts will need to be hunted down, imprisoned and tried, resulting in tons of taxpayer money being used to pay for everything.

Another 90-year-old former Nazi guard at Sobibor death camp in Poland, Demjanjuk, is also on trial in Munich for being an accessory in the deaths of 28,060 Jews.

Some people disagree with hunting, capturing, trying and punishing these old Nazis. Some say that it is inhumane and does not really bring justice. Others say that former Nazis that have lived all of this time have lived very guilty-ridden lives and that that is punishment enough. To these people I ask, what is the statute of limitations on the murder of thousands of people? Should there be one in place?

I am sure that many of these Nazis lived long and prosperous lives. They had the chance to raise family and be happy. Their victims did not have that luxury so why should they? Let God be the judge? 60 years of good lives seems too good for them and I feel that we should punish them on earth; if God punishes them in the afterlife, so be it.

I see no reason to have a statute of limitations on any murder, let alone hundreds and thousands. The crimes still took place and there should be punishment at some point, later if not earlier. The victims are still dead and the deeds have been done regardless of the length of time that has passed.

Some people believe that many of the Nazi soldiers were brainwashed into killing millions of people through propaganda. I really find it hard to believe but I can't understand it with some people. I think some of them did it because of threats to their family -- one of those you are either with us or against us type of deals. What I find hard to believe is some of these higher up Nazis that commanded a little bit more power over their lives and actions. This is a hard point to decide and should really depend upon each Nazi's actions individually and why they killed so many people. I suppose we could profile each of them but I don't place much merit in profilers.

In the end, I think it would just be quicker to shoot each Nazi on site after it has been determined that they are definitely guilty of brutal murder. It just seems ridiculous to go through this whole process of trying people that are ready to die anyways.

Source: Yahoo! News