1. Robert H. Jackson supports Charter of London which had three parts of crime. War crime, Crime against peace, and crime against humanity. Robert Jackson was a prosecutor for Nuremberg Trial and believed that the Nazi soldiers should know what is humane and the morals of what is right or wrong. Jackson also stated that they should be punishable for all the death of the Jews.
2. Charles Wyzanski’s claim that the Nazi soldiers were given an order and has to follow whether it is moral or not. Wyzanski in a way implies that when a person becomes soldier, he is fighting for his people and his country. Nazi soldiers were following their order and it was their duty. Their morals cannot interfere with their command from the leaders.
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3. I do agree with the sentence of Graner. His act shows no remorse or empathy against another human. We simply don't know how many prisoners he had commit this heinous act. To take picture and smiling shows he had done this several times. His duty is to serve for a country, but that does not mean to demoralize humans and treat them in an animalistic manner. Graner’s action made himself seem that is was righteous by grinning. How does making those men humiliate themselves a part of a job? What do Graner or the captain earn for doing such act? They have abuse the power and the superior leaders should also be held accountable.
I do agree with your response and on your statement on how by serving the country does not mean to demoralize human and be inhumane. And this was not part of the job because while it is part of the job to listen to your superiors but treated others like animals is not. And they earn nothing but a few laughs and causing humiliation to other.
ReplyDeleteAd Part I: Keep in mind, Tshering, that the defendants in Nuremberg are not common soldiers, but high ranking officials, i.e. those who give orders. Wyzanki admits that the actions of the defendants were morally wrong, but he criticizes the legality of the proceeding.
ReplyDeleteAd Part II: So you you think that Graner should be punished more severely?