# The leopard cannot change it's spots nor the SS war criminal his attitude.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 2, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leopard-cannot-change-its-spots-nor-the-ss-war-criminal-his-attitude/466115 "2008-10-02T02:32:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leopard-cannot-change-its-spots-nor-the-ss-war-criminal-his-attitude/466115/1 "2008-10-02T02:32:53Z")

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[Love the headline](http://www.smh.com.au/news/specials/unusual-tales/ss-war-criminal-91-holds-up-pharmacy/2008/10/02/1222651210679.html) and halfway through:

The 91-year-old former member of the SS admitted the wartime murders but claimed his sentence was unfair because he had **just been following orders**.

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**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leopard-cannot-change-its-spots-nor-the-ss-war-criminal-his-attitude/466115/2 "2008-10-02T04:18:17Z")

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> The man, who had been parolled after 22 years in prison for murdering six Jews in Gorlice, Poland during World War II, said he pointed a toy gun at a shop owner in Eupen, Belgium as a protest against his 1968 conviction.

Clearly, this was the only logical way to protest his conviction.

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2008, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leopard-cannot-change-its-spots-nor-the-ss-war-criminal-his-attitude/466115/3 "2008-10-02T12:59:28Z")

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The SS ain’t what it used to be.