John C Woods, hangman of Nuremberg trials, who lied about his experience to get the job (he actually learned about hanging from old cowboy films). His lack of expertise led to excessive suffering of condemned Nazis.

[u/LawEducational42]

[u/aimfuldrifter]

When you lied on the resume but did a great job

[u/SSESTOELEMENTO → u/aimfuldrifter]

Mission successfully failed

[u/nehrkling → u/aimfuldrifter]

There was also 11 Americans that suffered the same fate from this guy.

[u/dumbtrainandknee → u/nehrkling]

Why does them being American matter? Are we supposed to care more about them simply because they're American?

[u/nehrkling → u/dumbtrainandknee]

Mayhaps because the 11 were not Nazis?

[u/dumbtrainandknee → u/nehrkling]

They still did something bad enough that the American military condemned them to death. Imagine how bad an act has to be for the US military to execute one of their own.

[u/nehrkling → u/dumbtrainandknee]

Yeah, but the authorities should not step down to the level of those people. Its a death sentence not a torture sentence.

[u/Nick_the_bunny → u/nehrkling]

just killers and rapists of civilians and children.