Virgos Groove Posted August 20 Posted August 20 Quote A German court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a 99-year-old woman who was convicted of being an accessory to more than 10,000 murders for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis' Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. Quote The Itzehoe court said that judges were convinced that Furchner "knew and, through her work as a stenographer in the commandant's office of the Stutthof concentration camp from June 1, 1943, to April 1, 1945, deliberately supported the fact that 10,505 prisoners were cruelly killed by gassings, by hostile conditions in the camp," by transportation to the Auschwitz death camp and by being sent on death marches at the end of the war. Associated Press (If only Germany could stop supporting a current genocide...) 1
Pikachoo Posted August 20 Posted August 20 I don't know. she was 18 at the time. What do you expect a low level typist to do? stand up to the Nazis? she did what she had to do in fear of her life. not everyone is meant to be brave heroes. 2 3
fab Posted August 20 Posted August 20 31 minutes ago, Pikachoo said: I don't know. she was 18 at the time. What do you expect a low level typist to do? stand up to the Nazis? she did what she had to do in fear of her life. not everyone is meant to be brave heroes. This is a myth. German civilians still had lots of freedoms and certainly the freedom to accept or reject a workplace. She chose to work in a concentration camp (probably because it paid well). Also it's not like she's in jail, it's just a two year suspended sentence. 1
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