By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
A court in northern Germany dropped charges against a 92 year old woman charged as an accessory in the murder of 260,000 Jews. The woman was a radio operator in Auschwitz.
Yes, she is old and suffers from ailments of age including poor vision and poor hearing.
But age should not be a reason to drop charges. Age can and should mitigate the punishment, not wave it away.
Shame on Germany for not pursuing justice and historical truth on behalf of victims of the Holocaust.
These are goals that trump the health of the defendant. It was the responsibility of the prosecution to pursue justice for those 260,000 Jewish men, women and children.
After being found guilty, the judge could have shown compassion and not imprisoned her, or the judge could have found an alternative punishment. Dropping the charges was taking the easy way out and tantamount to dropping the ball.
History and truth require prosecutors to prosecute - especially when it comes to Holocaust crimes. Especially in Germany in the year 2016.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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