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Originally posted by livi
I agree with Stijn and Alf.
Regardless that he obviously was one of histories most grotesque criminals in good company with Hitler and Stalin, a society should not kill people for revenge. He should have gotten several life sentences imprisoned under very harsh conditions. No contact with other people and three square meals of lutfisk every day.
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no offence Markus, but rating him as high a crook as either Hitler or Stalin , is to much credit
furthermore, it would have made him proud to be named along with the other 2 who he openly admired
as for killing for revenge, that's not really my motive for beeing against his execution, i just think he got of lightly and executing him is essentially what he preferred over life imprisonment, (realistically another 10-15 years in solitary), and he preferred that for several reasons :
- makes him a martyr to some
- less of an embarrasement to die the short way then to rot away in prison
- died in his own country as opposed to abroad
- execution gives his messed up ego a sense of victimisation
several reasons that allowed him to never admit to his deeds, and instead go down with more dignity then he deserves...for instance how he even in his last minutes, maintained some control by refusing the hood...