Should war criminals be prosecuted or should the past be forgiven and forgotten
Should war criminals be prosecuted or should the past be forgiven and forgotten? War criminals are the aftermath of often very aggressive sometimes-unnecessary war. ... To defend criminals of war because of the situation they are in, abandons not only reason but also sets a precedent that in a war there are no rules, protocol or mercy which is a risk that is far too great considering the devastating effects and cruelty in World War 2. Forgiving and forgetting the actions of war criminals is not a logical solution. ... War crimes are only marginally different to ordinary crimes and that is only dues to the fact that war crimes are often more drastic and have more devastating effects. The Nuremberg trials that followed World War 2 were the trial of the century.