Putting these people on trial has an educational effect upon the populace. Evidence of their activities comes to light, and people can actually see how horrible they were. This is part of the problem of Stalin’s on-going popularity in Russia - many Russians were never educated as to his evil. In respect of Germany, the German people realised in the trials of Nazi war criminals just how bad their leadership was.
This entire discussion may be moot - the newspapers report this morning that Osama bin Laden has requested his followers execute him rather than allow him be taken alive.
Chris, he’d have never made it ten seconds, I think. But with Hitler, there was NO QUESTION what that demon was up to. With bin Laden, although there seems to be little question, we don’t know 100% that someone else isn’t at least partially responsible. (Almost certainly LOTS of others have had a hand in this mess).
jane_says, I was just trying to illustrate the point that stating that one behaviour is more deviant than another is subjective. It would depend upon each persons point of view. I for one feel that there are lots of behaviour more deviant than 9/11, and I wasn’t even thinking on the scale of the Holocaust.
I’m not sure exactly what evidence you are asking for. Could you please elaborate, and I will try to answer you.