Demjanjuk - guilty or not guilty?

[Chakravartin]

rjmacs wrote: I don't think that knowledge of a waiting war crimes tribunal would have made any difference to most Nazis.

For the purpose of prosecuting them as criminals, it's helpful when you can show that the killers were aware that they were committing acts of murder.

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I wonder if you'd be so quick to excuse the man if you'd met him while he was killing people professionally.