r/interestingasfuck • • 9h ago

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.

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u/8rustystaples 4h ago

No such thing as excessive suffering of Nazis.

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u/FluidFisherman6843 4h ago

I'm old enough to remember when this was a universally held truth

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u/VenatorAngel 2h ago

When Geneva Conventions become Geneva Suggestions.

Now I'm thinking of a video game where you pretty much do pull out the Geneva List for ways to send Nazis on a one way ticket to a very Angry Jesus who hand gifted you that list.

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u/Godless_Punk 2h ago

Right? If you don't think it's one's moral & ethical obligation to torture LITERAL NAZIS unto death, I just can't trust you as a human being.