101-Year-Old Former Nazi Guard Gets 5 Years in Prison

A 101-year-old man was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty for crimes committed as an SS Guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Due to German privacy laws, he’s only being identified as Josef S. Prosecutors say he assisted in more than 3,500 murders at Sachsenhausen between 1942 and 1945 when he worked as a watchtower guard. The families of prisoners were there to witness justice. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.

[@awesomeaf1]

For the people who feel bad for him, justice hasn’t and won’t actually be served because he got to live a long life. I’m sure he got married had kids and grandkids. The point is it’s on record he participated in the atrocities. Also, I command Germany for everything they’ve done and continue to do in trying to right the wrongs. You can’t change the past but they’ve shown they care about the holocaust victims and their families. The same can’t be said for other countries.

[@wickedvideos4653]

just take a look at south africa and what is happening today you will be shocked to the core

[@ssj2camaro21]

Justice has been served, think about for a sec....all those years thinking you will die a free man but you ll spend your last days alive in prison.

[@blixxy1320]

@@wickedvideos4653 and china

[@Camilo_official7909]

Killed a bunch of people

[@timheavrin2253]

Nobody escapes justice. Either in this life or the one to come criminals like that DO get brought to justice. God sees to that.

[@llfallen0nell884]

For him it’s probably a life sentence with his age

[@user-fq2rj4yc6b]

no? Use your brain

[@llfallen0nell884]

@@user-fq2rj4yc6b he will most likely die in the 5 years he’s over 100

[@jonathancampean1128]

Whatchu mean use your brain lmao 🤣 dudes probably gonna live another 2 years so ya basically a life sentence

[@DavidRector]

Forget that, one more year or less and he gone.

[@user-fq2rj4yc6b]

@@llfallen0nell884 lol what. He’s 101 he can live longer 💀

[@aurorahasfallen]

Dude ain’t even gonna make it to prison, he’s 101 god damn

[@user-fq2rj4yc6b]

Free him

[@RyansArachnids]

@@user-fq2rj4yc6b no

[@yeanogaming1193]

@@RyansArachnids y he did nothing wrong

[@dr.pepper45]

@@yeanogaming1193 he did wrong like 80 years ago

[@user-fq2rj4yc6b]

@ashwi 🦋 and? Cry abt it anime pfp

[@Real_Mick3y6]

My Ukrainian great grandfather was most likely captured and forced to be a Holocaust guard. He never talked about it and he definitely was heavily affected by it.

[@clarkabeast8136]

Well look what’s happening to your country Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@blueleoz]

@@clarkabeast8136 dude.... sthu

[@clarkabeast8136]

Oh Hi kyle

[@TechAndBeyond381]

@@blueleoz i thought exactly the same

[@cumjesus]

@@clarkabeast8136 tf

[@Tye84xx]

“Sentenced to 5 years in federal prison.” “Few weeks doesn’t seem that bad.”

[@Cookieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

Lol

[@rogerm3708]

He will be receiving the same care that he had when he was out. He probably wasn't going any further than the front walk before they picked him up

[@snackon9058]

as a jew, there's no direct proof of him murdering or assistanting anyone, we must learn to not repay evil with evil, let GOD be his only judge

[@itsmarvin6999]

@@snackon9058 Agreed there is no point now he is gonna die next year probably he will pay for his sins in hell.

[@thebaseballboy5683]

@@snackon9058 yes god is the ultimate judge in life

[@kerchow2062]

"Oh my god 5 years is way too short of a sentence!!" *He ain't gonna be alive to finish the whole thing anyway💀*

[@debibarrington4697]

Then he meets God

[@umok1579]

Frr

[@rubenscrib]

for all we know me or you or anyone here can die later today while him at 101 can go on to complete his sentence and then get out. you never know what can happen

[@xghaven]

@@debibarrington4697 no he won't...he will straight up go to hell

[@pollito8371]

@@debibarrington4697 u meen satan

[@kb2x172]

Someone explain why it took so long to lock that guy up. Being 101 years old I'm sure, YOU'VE had pretty of time to make an arrest. 🤦

[@justpassingthroughman]

Just look it up obviously! It was being talked about a bunch a year ago or whatever, if not before that as well. Something like it wasn't realized that's what he had done until recently. Someone reported it once I figured it out or something like that

[@panzerjagertigerporsche]

You put "pretty" instead of "plenty"

[@bensk8in467]

A corrupt sector of government that aids and abets global criminals. Heck you were rewarded a career under Operation Paperclip.

[@globalsaturation7333]

Because the world is corrupt and there’s people protecting guys like this ? You where born yesterday or something ?

[@lycanhd]

His identify recently became known?

[@bl4ckbry]

Bro’s not gonna make it

[@sade2576]

He’s definitely on his way out of here anytime now ⚰️😂

[@ana..a.]

ong

[@Sisyphus_Prime]

he gonna despawn way before he gets out

[@danieldingle69]

ong

[@obvious_44]

Ong bro...

[@taketvyt]

He’s 101 years old I don’t think this trial does anything at this point for him he already lived a full life. The 5 years in prison will be no more than if he was in a nursing home

[@coochieflipflops2700]

It's a reminder that what he did was wrong and is justice being served to the victims.

[@jacobxd2072]

@@coochieflipflops2700 they were forced

[@zaipollizamabdulmalek5822]

@@coochieflipflops2700 but the trial is just useless. It waste time and a lot of money for a guy that won't live that long.

[@Memistical]

@@coochieflipflops2700 I’m sure the victims feel great about a freaking 101 year old man being locked up In case you can’t tell, that was sarcasm

[@cherrybae43]

@@coochieflipflops2700 what he did was wrong"🤓 gen Z kid saying that lmaoo u clearly dont know anything about the war he was forced to do it or else its bye bye its not justice this isnt justice

[@TampaTec]

Slow 🐢 justice system

[@seanryan1606]

@@pullfunnystick so? Do u say the same for people that were killed by drones?

[@randomstickfights4761]

man

[@randomstickfights4761]

@@pullfunnystick he’s definitely going to hell

[@chriswilson1968]

He was just a guard following orders or he probably would have been killed himself lol You don't think American soldiers have killed innocents in the middle east just following orders? should we put them in prison also? It was a different world and a different life. This is cruel and unusual whether he deserves it or not.

[@skyla5184]

Finally a smart person.

[@goldenghost2001]

I've been saying this for years, glad there is at least one more intelligent being on this planet

[@JoannnTV]

exactly

[@Comet.444]

I totally agree with your very well response. There needs to be more people like you.

[@riewo]

I don’t think so, this dude never turned himself in and even denied being part of it. let him rot he already lived his life

[@paytonsmama419]

On one hand, it's hard to imagine sending a man that is 101 year's old. On the other hand, him being ashamed enough to conceal his own identity for the carnage he helped aid is evident enough that he deserves to live out his final year's all cold and alone. I wish there was a way to go back in time and make him suffer for every life that he took, even then it will never be the justice that is long overdue from monster's like him!

[@tobicrowther]

Never said he took any lives tho, and I doubt he did if he was at the watchtower. But ofc he's ashamed, he probably realised what he's done years ago and doesn't want to be remembered by this.

[@TheBomb420]

bruh he was forced to serve germany, he was forced to commit these horrible acts. People who didn't listen to germany were killed. It was either kill or have you and maybe even your entire family killed.

[@servantofthemosthigh2525]

Yes ... because you were there to see all the wrongdoing that he's done.. yeah ok

[@Slurp_Durp]

Going back in time to just make him suffer? No I think this is more then enough, he will die alone in shame for what he has done.

[@Hu55ar]

These men were under a regime, they had no choice, they either were conscriped or volunteered and serve their duty to the fatherland, as propaganda bosted, do you expect these people to just say "No". They can't disobey orders in a country like this. Morally, they all knew it was wrong, but they couldn't, not do it, or you would be a 'disgrace' or a 'traitor'.

[@SkyeonX]

I honestly wouldn't even bother sentencing him Dude is already on death's door

[@user-fq2rj4yc6b]

no?

[@omarfudd]

@@user-fq2rj4yc6b he is most likely living w/ guilt. Putting a 5 year sentence doesn’t just hurt him, a huge fine would be better

[@Civ6Iron4]

He just hasn't knocked on death's door yet.

[@onemansvoice9132]

@@omarfudd if he felt guilty he would turn himself in

[@gudboi1944]

Me too

[@Exavack]

Man I feel sooooo much safer that a 101 year old man is locked up for probably the rest of his life. What brave heroes who arrested him I’m sure they feel so strong after this 😑

[@sparkyphantom92]

That's how it goes. The low-hanging fruit is always the easiest to grasp.

[@jamesonvideos3201]

Yeah like cmon let it go its been 80 years

[@dv9239]

​​@@jamesonvideos3201 that's not how anything works Will you let go of a 60 year old murderer if you know he'll only live five more years?

[@tag5037]

Do you have any idea how devil the SS were! This man is evil

[@cateeed.0111]

FOR REALLLL.

[@pinkrose5796]

Yes he's 101 years old but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE remember that he LiVED this long unlike the people that were GASSED!!! Tortured murdered worked to death, starved, disease, beaten, raped, hypothermia, heat and cold injuries, work injuries and who knows what else!! Absolutely no sympathy for him whatsoever!! Think about the lives that were taken that NEVER had a chance and didn't survive!! Most people have no idea what people during the Holocaust endured!!!

[@yeoldeseawitch]

its not like the japanese or even the allies were much better

[@anitakoh1434]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼💯💯💯

[@Letizia2810]

I agree, I think it’s great that he’s going to jail. This new is crazy. He is having such a long life… But then one day when you think you’ve fooled everyone, here that they come and get you…. I would have give him life sentence, but maybe they think that he can’t live more than 5 years.

[@sjmyst217]

@@Letizia2810 bro he was a watch tower guard. He didn’t gas anyone (at least that’s not what he’s being jailed for)

[@sjmyst217]

@@yeoldeseawitch Fr

[@bastardhyena7882]

Wow, I feel much safer with a 101 year old man in prison...

[@TheDroneRookie4]

Okay yeah so just let him live without punishment right ???

[@bastardhyena7882]

@@TheDroneRookie4 What's the old man going to learn during his sentence? Why waste money and time sentencing someone who is not even a danger to the public anymore?

[@HotPocketM]

@@TheDroneRookie4 yeah that is right

[@taliahturqoise9673]

@@bastardhyena7882 He still should be punished. If he willingly went to work in a concentration camp (mind you, guards would often torture and kill prisoners, they didn't "just watch" like many ignorant idiots claim in this comment section) then he is obviously a danger to society and a sadistic scumbag. I don't care if he is 100 or 40, he deserves to be punished and he could potentially hurt others even at his old age.

[@dogelife9000]

@@bastardhyena7882 "to make a example of something that happened 60 years ago and highly likely to not happen again"

[@mickeymou5e]

If he refused to do what he was told wouldn't he have been killed back then

[@hehehehaw3578]

I am so confused, why would he be killed? I don't know the situation somebody help me!!!

[@crypticcavern4109]

They would basically have their human rights stripped away.

[@blessedfox9751]

@@hehehehaw3578 Im bad at researching but i think its basically if they refused to be an SS guard and failed to kill during the war than they would have threat to life/Limb(s) or loved ones/family members could be put in danger

[@hehehehaw3578]

@@blessedfox9751 so he basically has no fault? He only tried to live...

[@blessedfox9751]

@@hehehehaw3578 yes i believe so

[@nothing-ef2yi]

Dude got 1 hp left

[@THE.SALINAS.O.G.]

This is not justice, this is a graduation ceremony for that old man.

[@Jennie-yolan]

Lmaooooo

[@umok1579]

😭

[@josedaniel4725]

To the brave German soldiers that attempted to do something and got treated as prisoners. I salute you 🫡

[@MrNoName7474]

They also probably just got killed. Not defending him, but I imagine many soldiers knew what they were doing was wrong and wanted to stop, but feared the consequences. Hard to say, even when facing death, that you wouldn’t work the guard tower of a murder camp. Sounds bad, but I’m just saying survival is our number one instinct. Makes those brave defectors all that more commendable.

[@ConnerAquariums]

Tf

[@YehudiNimol]

????????

[@elixe519]

@@YehudiNimol don’t even know what bro means guess they talking about the ones who wanted to leave the German Army but feared consequences ig

[@josedaniel4725]

@@MrNoName7474 yes 👍🏼 as a Marine we were at Camp Pendleton California out in the field and these illegals were luckily seen before we started our live fire, myself and two other Marines spoke Spanish and we escorted them off the base. I was a Corporal and the 2 nd lieutenant wanted to make a name for himself and contact border patrol, we told him that a checkpoint was two miles away on interstate 5, we could have been court martialed for disobedience but we 3 took the chance. The look of terror on those kids seeing Marines with camo paint on faces just couldn't allow it.

[@stevewillows5811]

Trying to dig up someone's past to punish them - ever considered the possibility that he was being forced into these things by the government ? Just shameful

[@m.r4841]

No he wasn't. It was a personal career choice

[@FriedChicken1989]

@@m.r4841 just like the b-29 enola gay crew

[@edgarcisneros2899]

Lmfao “justice” served hot and fresh everybody, 3500 murders and 5 years only

[@ericliu772]

My man got a life sentence💀

[@foreverlikethestarss]

Mans already trapped in his own body what’s a jail cell gonna do 💀

[@irisfilmproductions]

Unless he's repented, he don't deserve to live this long

[@CPunicorn]

IT'S ABSOLUTELY INSANE HE'S 101 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@brendagalvez4982]

who cares

[@SickSusie]

My maternal grandfather who served in ww2 would be the same age if he were alive. He served when he was 18. To put in perspective how old this man was when he was working as a tower guard.

[@brandoncastillo_05]

none of that makes any difference because he contributed to people who ended up committing atrocities of the entire world in one of history's most darkest times, I could care less if he's 100 years old or even 200 years old this man needs to face the consequences for what he did long ago...

[@penman1899]

So??

[@andymullarx6365]

They're trying to send a message although it's a bad one. Imagine all of the cases where this could be done to all the former soldiers of NATO countries as well as those thst were guards at the internment camps here in America.

[@chaydenendicott3152]

Why would they lock up a 101 year old

[@minimcgregorminipekka7386]

It’s crazy how he was born in 1921. That guy has literally scene society evolve, change in moral standards and has seen change in the “good” and “evil” concepts That’s crazy

[@minimcgregorminipekka7386]

Not to mention change in MAJOR LAWS. But that’s nothing compared to what I just listed

[@supertpguner5485]

Do you mean seen?

[@minimcgregorminipekka7386]

@@supertpguner5485 MINOR SPELLING MISTAKE I AUTOMATICALLY LOSE THE DEBATE

[@yourcommentmademeconfused]

Justice was due for him that's all

[@bygscooter9953]

Haha he's gonna die alone 🤣🤣🤣

[@alleycatdevil]

>get drafted >get arrested for crimes against humanity 80 years later

[@lucia4916]

The SS were volunteers

[@alleycatdevil]

@@lucia4916 ok and? We don’t prosecute the people who systematically genocided Russians during ww2

[@evilsandwich2525]

He lived his life, this is tough.

[@user-fq2rj4yc6b]

Free him

[@saraswinerton7202]

@@user-fq2rj4yc6b no

[@realcritical-kr2dd]

@@saraswinerton7202 yes

[@andreinechifor3719]

@@user-fq2rj4yc6b also no

[@HoldMeBack]

@@user-fq2rj4yc6b free these nutz

[@kaz9781]

Whats the point of this sentence? The man got to live a Full life, and sentence him now for what?

[@elijahmccourtney1438]

It doesn’t matter what age, the laws apply to everyone. Its unfortunate that he was able to live a full life and get away with this

[@gavriilkremastiotis1914]

waste of resources

[@PeanutsNPickles]

This will be the democrats in a few years

[@BayAreaPolice]

@@gavriilkremastiotis1914 Exactly

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

@@gavriilkremastiotis1914 there's no price on justice ⚖.

[@damienmcgee2646]

He didn't have choice tho¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@thememewithwords8236]

Bruh come on, he's 101 years old. There's no point in putting him in jail because he doesn't have that much longer to live.

[@falconeshield]

His jail is an empty room with nothing but the dying wails of his victims waiting for him to die. Oh yes, he deserves it.

[@RocArio]

He doesn’t deserve this

[@ravenfighter9157]

I know it's a controversial thing but he was just following orders And I'm quite sure the United States military has done heinous things that the citizens have no idea about

[@DanielJMathews1]

We did something like that we put all of the Japanese Americans in camps on the west coast during ww2

[@katec4447]

100% this 👏👏👏

[@gabigol52]

Don’t forget we murdered, raped, tortured, and mistreated the Iraqis and Afghan people when we invaded

[@EastonWest1211]

Frrrr

[@mattscheib6801]

@@DanielJMathews1 thats a very misleading comment. We weren't committing genocide on Japanese people , the Germans were .

[@isaachaley2112]

Dang, they gave him a life sentence LMAO

[@erikwilliam1254]

I'm on the fence with this one. Yeah he probably did things but i wasn't there to witness what he specifically did nor did i exist at the time. Could he have reflected on the choices he made in life to which my guess is he probably did and might have regret, but im not him so i can't confirm. Should he have turned himself in, society would say yes when in reality it's up to the individual to make that choice no matter what people say. My only real question is what did he do after the war. Did he hide the skeleton in the closet in the 70+ years he lived or did he devote himself to help others in any sense for redemption. A majority say he escaped justice where in my religion it says otherwise, you still have to meet your maker. I do not hate this man even if he committed this heinous act. WW2 Is not the first war to have war crimes committed nor is it the last. To display such hostility to another regardless if they killed someone and seek there death in my point of view makes you no better than them. I view things from a logical and reasonable perspective and watching the people in the video and reading comments the reaction and reasoning looks more emotional thinking than anything, which nothing really good comes from thinking with emotions.

[@alex-vr2ll]

god isn’t real.

[@MonkeySaiyans]

W comment

[@Ageha_Sashimi115]

W comment

[@jesusrosefromthedead8017]

FREE HIM NOW

[@hackerquin9490]

w comment

[@f1zzyb0nes97]

I get what he did was wrong but that was a very long time ago and his government told him to do it. He was just following orders. It only makes sense to punish thoses who gave the orders not the ones who followed them.

[@rick7122]

Yeah, but people believe since he took part that he should be punished, even tho he didnt have a choice

[@elizabethbennett174]

He should have been punished like anyone else......while he had the chance he could have gotten out of the situation. People did flee when things got tough....yet he stayed....he made these horrible choices and never paid any price....we all have choices and if the government had punished him or even murdered him for going against them then he would have died a hero not a coward like he will be doing now....

[@popoffcity1989]

How do you feel about confederate flags and slavery in America?

[@escribopapelitos]

The fact that it was a very long time ago doesn't make him less guilty. The effects of the Holocaust can be seen today.

[@vectoroni783]

I’m guessing you don’t know how the law works If you commit a crime you get punished It’s as simple as that no excuses

[@Sovengarde]

What's he gonna do at 101, probably has dementia, but yeah I get why they do this

[@bashirshiek7212]

He would come out as 106 year old man, wish him lucky

[@joshualowe959]

Well he lived his life.

[@pennymiller1693]

Operation paperclip exempted hundreds from prosecution..this man was a towerguard??101years old??? Justice IS BLIND

[@FalconEye2015]

I was so scared of walking out of my house, thank you for making me feel safer 😂

[@nightsky3981]

Right! At 101 he might hunt us all down.

[@scarfacexxzzyt50yearsago52]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dougie2fly511]

Imagine going to prison for something you did years ago and now everybody you did it with is dead and you’re the only one doing time for it

[@fuhrfhrei3441]

I don’t have pity for him at all but talk about bad luck

[@prodlatemarch]

“decades ago”

[@joejacko1587]

@Sky Mile karma has to do with bring incarnated as a higher being as far as justice we don't take WW2 air force vets and put them away for carpet bombing cities you don't think that didn't kill civilians and they didn't know that it would

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

@Sky Mile - “Justice served.” 😂 Just to be clear, they gave him 5 years for “murdering” 3,500 people.

[@loveliercello7570]

Bro he can't even walk tf is going on with people

[@whofandb]

No way he can be allowed to hide his face after he is convicted and sentenced. forget the privacy laws. Make him show his face.

[@bryanlopez1005]

They need to learn how to forgive

[@m.r4841]

Forgiveness is a private choice and subjective. The justice system must still be applied

[@yamahajapan5351]

Imagine being convicted of a crime 80 years after the fact with not a single solitary living witness-this is repugnant and a crime in itself…Germany will never absolve itself of their crimes regardless of how many old people they kill !

[@nomebu]

And what exacly is japan doing to absolve itself of their crimes

[@yamahajapan5351]

@@nomebu Go ask the Japanese

[@tomasruffa5488]

@@yamahajapan5351 They would probably deny any kind of war crime, but hey maybe it's worth a try

[@nomebu]

@@yamahajapan5351 they dont and didnt sue anyone from unit 731

[@dominiqueschaffner308]

No country having done harm to another one's civilian population, should be absolved... Humm..lets see The USA in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.. The USA in Vietnam... The USA in the whole Latin American area... The USA in North America considering the First Nations natives like varmint and putting bounties on them... The French and Brits and all other colonial powers in Africa and Asia.... etc..etc..

[@mrtman8779]

Y’all could be putting cartel members in jail instead, but instead put a 101 year old ww2 vet in prison, holy brainless

[@jessicalastname6865]

This is nuts

[@yesimmelody4321]

This makes no sense wtf🤣

[@p1nkflwrs]

Yeah I’m confused too. Aint this technically a life sentence? Old dude could drop at any given moment so what good would that do?

[@coldplayfan7357]

Can't understand how so many people be happy at sending 100+ year old man to prison. At this point he has already lived his whole life and prison would be like a good care facility for him where there would be people to take care of him ,Btw, what was his fault? Wasn't he just a small time tower guard? How is he responsible for killing the prisoners? Everyone do knows that if he had refused to follow orders then he too would be killed and promptly replaced by another guy, not everyone can be a hero and sacrifice themselves for strangers,maybe he was the sole bread earner for his family?

[@lifeoflandonjacob]

the fact that he got to live so long while getting away with the crimes of his past makes me angry, I don't care if he's so old he can't wipe himself, he deserves to not have the comfort he's been privileged to in those final moments.

[@memeamazing8349]

100% agree

[@memeamazing8349]

@@lifeoflandonjacob he was a watchtower guard and if he would not follow the orders he would be killed too and what could he have done if in the middle of duty he released all the prisoners not only he's gonna get caught but will die too along with the prisoners

[@bigwon5883]

People like this WOULD live to 101, while all the good die young.

[@howstupid8883]

It not that he was bad it’s that he had to do it or got killed the will to live is very strong

[@frankenstein3397]

leave that old man alone

[@lucia4916]

No ❤

[@TheHandsomeOne]

Nice timing.

[@cotteeskid]

I wished they provide some info on why it took so long to find him or just how they found him.

[@cherylclark915]

😳 omg does it really matter? No it doesn't!!

[@cotteeskid]

@@cherylclark915 Providing information is part of any news service. Providing basic information that is so inextricably linked as to why someone is only being charged when he is 101 years old, is essential. If you were with just a small group of people watching this story, do you really think that not one person would ask a similar question that I have. And be serious for just a moment!

[@islandsicedtea]

Mans got a binder in front of his face. He knows what he’s done, that it was evil, and that he deserves this.

[@kova1577]

He deserves this for his countries laws and dictatorship? Wow true genius

[@ryanjofre]

He lived all these decades knowing what he did Imagine going to prison at 101 years old.

[@dishsoap5618]

I know what he did was terrible, but I honestly feel so bad for him. There's so much that we don't know about this man, and we don't know if he wanted to do this. This was 60 years ago, and I'm not saying to let it go, but we've come so much further than that. We don't know if he was tormented everyday knowing that he has to help kill so many innocent people. What he did was truly despicable, but all the power was in Hitler's hands, not his. A lot of people know that justice has to be served, but for a 101 year old man? He's ready to die! If he couldn't be in a court room for more than 2 hours, how do they expect him to be in prison?! This was such a long time ago, and I think it would be extremely idiotic for us to just assume he wanted to do this. The law has had plenty of time to convict him, but they decided to do it when he is practically on his death bed. 2 wrongs do not make a right.

[@iprxphesyi4490]

Very well said.

[@worthwhilediscussion]

Plus, he probably repented for his actions and became a good man over the decades.

[@Power-Storm]

Stupid comment. He didn't even acknowledge his crimes so he's not remorseful. If you can't take the time don't commit the crime. He's guilty of mass killing. Free time isn't punishment.

[@lifedeather]

@@Power-Storm man have a heart, the man is old. The crimes were tens of years ago, long forgotten into the past. Let him live out his last years in peace and let him relax.

[@SuicidalSymphonies]

@@lifedeather So all of those people who had names don't matter? Just long forgotten, I guess. When they died, it was happening in the now. They don't even get to live to see the internet. I have a heart. A full one, but not one ounce of my love goes to this man. Sorry, but I just can't feel bad for someone who killed over 3200 people. Why should he be allowed to have peace? When he sees the face of God in his last moment, whatever God may be, I hope he suffers with guilt, horrifying nightmares and nothing short of an agonizing demise. :) He chose not to tell anyone of his heinous acts, and so I hope he never finds peace, even after death.

[@robison87]

Even as someone who had multiple family die in those camps I'd say just let him live his life out now on the outside. Let God sort it out.

[@kdcustoms1272]

Respect..sorry for your family.

[@QuintonRC23]

Yeah, this just seems gratuitous and vindictive.

[@MOAB-UT]

Oh, he will. The souls of the lost never forget.

[@IDontReadReplies42069]

well seeing as god doesn't exist, that sucks. He's just going to get away with it if you let him. Nope you should just gas his ass

[@kevinmkl8447]

Like how god saved those Jews in the concentration camps… oh wait

[@GatorMike79]

Leave the old man alone. He has to live with those demons. He was only doing what he was ordered to do

[@xXmlgamingXx355]

Why feel bad for him? Just because he’s old, doesn’t mean he’s any less guilty than the other guards. Considering he got to live such a long life, I’d say he’s definitely gotten away with his crimes and went on to live a prosperous life, not to mention that he most likely got married, had kids and grandkids.

[@ohyeahyeah660]

Bro was a watch tower guard doing his job. Not like he pushed the button to the gas chambers or executed someone. Y'all just looking for a reason to feel special.

[@onniruusunen9444]

you shouldn't feel bad but german is making another crime here against human rights

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

​@@ohyeahyeah660apparently you don't know what murder by proxy is

[@Sl33py-boi-blk]

He was just following orders, don’t understand how a soldier could get charged when it should be the ones in charge of the military

[@cridderditter5855]

Actually disgusting that this man is being put behind bars. They follow orders. It's not murder.

[@IA-ji9jr]

1. No, going into the SS was completely voluntary. And contrary to some of the other people convicted in the last years he was a 21 year old when he Started at Sachsenhausen. He wasn’t a child he was a grown as man, watching people get slaughtered 2. Prison in Germany is not prison in the US. We learnd from our mistakes and have that pesky little thing called a guarantee of human dignity! This includes not having to share a room with anybody. Also we have elder care prison wards that look like old age home. He is over 100 he is living in one of those anyway.

[@igorurban6080]

So........life sentence?

[@jokodihaynes419]

"There is no limit to the law any limit that exists was set there by man when a person goes beyond that limit then the law too crosses into new territory "- miles edgeworth

[@truegileadoil8215]

Silly child, where you think The "law"came from???

[@truegileadoil8215]

Hint:: homosapiens.

[@tommo9880]

Miles Edgeworth said that? Don't recall that in the games of ace attorney

[@jokodihaynes419]

@@tommo9880 miles Edgeworth investigations 1

[@sidogga1234]

WW2 seems like a far distance past, but it’s recent enough for there to be living people who experienced the horrors of war.

[@DavidRector]

I wouldn't wish this upon anyone. Waiting that long to charge him prison?

[@HoldMeBack]

Would you wish 3500 murders?

[@abdulcisse4381]

My guy that old man helped killed bunch of people and he didn't seem to care. Some people were old has him concentration camps but he didn't seem to care.

[@BJustChillin420]

This is a shame. He’s 101 years old. He’s lived his life. These no justice here.

[@JD-ht7yw]

You know what's a shame? Half of my family being annihilated at the hands of these monsters. He's lived his life with no repercussions. And don't tell me otherwise

[@NyanHabeny]

@@JD-ht7yw exactly

[@simonwitt2994]

Govermen: Go do this! Man: Ok. [80years later] Govermen: What you did is bad, go to prison! Man: Ok.

[@lucia4916]

Shockingly enough yeah working in concentration camps is bad. Crazy right ?

[@condolcezza5850]

You had plenty of time to arrest him There’s no point in doing it now, he’s 101!!!

[@nightsky3981]

Right!

[@User0899]

Glad that justice is still served at the end of the day

[@Kippling04]

@@User0899 what justice? Like literally what kind of justice. The man is going to die in a few weeks. What does this fix? Nothing.

[@fredericcomonguzzi9652]

Why do wicked bad people live for so long while good amazing people die early ?

[@mondop27]

Doesn't matter the age. You were a part of all the innocent people that was killed you have to pay the consequences. R.I.P. to all the innocent people that lost their lives. Justice is served.

[@yutkoburns2452]

what if he was forced

[@UVsquirmy]

I don't think this man deserves this, I mean he may or may not have done these things but even if he did it's not like he had a choice. People either died or followed orders in that time and he has had plenty of time to rethink everything and he definitely has his regrets.

[@m.r4841]

He has no regrets. And it was a personal career choice. He could have left anytime

[@Kiana-cp3ro]

Please his life is already over lmaooo

[@rodneyrobinson1115]

Unfortunate, but it was his life or the ones he has taken. What would you do?

[@DrSexo-dt8xo]

"He should have gone to the police after the war " i don't think any criminal would just survived a war or did a crime would go to the police and get arrested i would just not tell anyone

[@koshkamatew]

DECADES PASSED. I absolutely dont get why he should be imprisoned after all this time at 101 years old.

[@deannanorris03]

its still a crime no matter the severity...

[@HEATMY]

I agree he almost dead already 🤣

[@andrewravitz5311]

Okay so ur saying any murder cold case in America that gets solved decades later should make the person guilty entitled to not serving his time bc he/she got away and is old now🤦‍♂️

[@morgan1894]

@@andrewravitz5311 right!

[@IsabellaElaina]

@@andrewravitz5311 100%

[@TheMightyOdin]

101 years old. That’s impressive. He lived 80 years knowing what he had done but it didn’t seem to effect his physical health.

[@Ykorr06]

Or maybe it did……

[@phoenixv.1044]

@@Ykorr06 Maybe it did??? He is 101 years old lmao!

[@Californiagirl_USA]

Maybe because he did nothing wrong and he knows that.

[@RoYal-xz5ch]

@@Californiagirl_USA please delete

[@Asa-me2fe]

Not standing up for him, but you don’t know what he has gone through.

[@kingconan8635]

that must be a really good book.

[@elaguachiles7868]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂👍🏼👍🏼nice

[@markoreaper5388]

😂

[@elaguachiles7868]

@@markoreaper5388 That comment put a smile on me all day😄😂

[@zunpphire4ev170]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lydiaohlydiaa]

I chuckled out loud

[@iidentifyasjeffbezos]

It's just sad that this man lived up to 101 while he prematurely took the lives of many that didn't get to live past their age

[@mr.noneyabidness]

Biden will probably give a eulogy for him like he did for the grand wizard of the Klu Klux Klan.

[@Luca-ob4no]

this ^^ 👍

[@lizrotter8057]

That's Larma or God for you

[@hadasskinard396]

plz trust and believe he suffered. nightmares is real.

[@hadasskinard396]

its a reason he is alive...to be haunted by this. dying either by suicide or to death by his own hands is easy imo.

[@adroghtryhard]

Yes, he lived his life and it‘s a hard decision to throw a 101 year old in prison. But it’s important to show that the laws apply to everyone and a signal against the horrible past. Edit: I‘m not saying it’s a hard decision to determine if his actions should be punished or not (they definitely should), but to imprison a 101 year old (considering cost and that he won’t live much longer). Although I would clearly decide to put him in prison.

[@ComancheWarrior63]

The law doesn't apply to the rich or politicians

[@EugenesBackpack]

his crime "serving his country" yet the winning side is cheered and honored when some of them actually committed terrible acts such as rape.

[@bigredswife4646]

It's a waste of time and money

[@allwillberevealed777]

Laws apply to everyone? 🤡🖕

[@alehlete830]

Man's 101 wtf is the point

[@johnmaccabi181]

As a son of a concentration camp victim and having over 50 of my family sent to various death camps to die, I do not understand this. Sure find him guilty but five years in jail when he is 101 years of age is in my mind incomprehensible. Alternatively, put him through a re-education program so that at least before he dies he understands what he did and the misery it delivered upon his victims but not jail. Anyway, that is my opinion and I am sorry if this may disturb or hurt people reading this.

[@adencorner7430]

I totally agree with you

[@zippinghen]

I'm Jewish as well and I totally agree with you

[@authordarkwoods5401]

Agreed TBH

[@samiyakhan4579]

💯 makes sense

[@GojoTheHonoredOne9]

Re education is not justice tbh

[@sogggy]

He is reading an Applebees' menu because he heard them say "order in the court."

[@bakruptfern329]

☠️☠️☠️

[@774game]

And he'll be getting his applebee's everyday in prison!

[@pooppee8146]

He’s not reeding Applebees stuplick

[@bakruptfern329]

@@pooppee8146 H u h

[@HotPocketM]

lmfao

[@redboxgamingyt3452]

People keep talking about he had 70+ years to rethink his life. A regretful, and grieving man is someone who acknowledges and admits to what he has done, not hide away thinking he'd never be caught. He already lived his life when he was watching people in death camps.

[@daniiiikki8835]

Yup

[@Catgirl_Luna]

@ScariestEdgiestHumor username checks out

[@robertm4934]

@ScariestEdgiestHumor Just based off your channel I can tell you're like a mosquito.. you could disappear at any moment and nobody would care

[@daniiiikki8835]

@ScariestEdgiestHumor see

[@SacredLuzt777]

True, but a lot of the german soldiers had no choice in the matter. Just like today's russian soldiers invading Ukraine. You hear the news reports of many not wanting to fight or kill civilians, but if they don't comply, guess what happens to them...

[@SArtisto1]

83 years ago is when this happened. The man was 18, probably easily impressionable/brainwashed and most likely would've done what he was told by his older more stern adult commanders. He did what he was told to do, if he refused, do you think they woulda told him "Oh, you don't wanna commit mass murder for your country and leader? Oh that's fine, go home to your family you scamp" Hell no, they'd probably throw him in with everyone else. He's lived over a century, he's learned alot throughout his life. Does he have any regrets, what is his point of view? In my opinion, throwing him in jail is not justice. What you have here is a rare opportunity. Let him speak, let him apologize for everything he was apart of. Let him show that not everyone back there participated because they were truly evil. Let people still alive hear his apology and in some way, maybe heal from it. Throwing him in jail helps noone heal. He was 18, practically still a child and people change as they get older. I know for a fact that I'm not who I was at 18 anymore and I'm sure alot of people aren't either. Just my opinion

[@MN-zh2vd]

The war began in 1939, but continued intil 1945. This man was born in 1921, but I doubt they made him a tower guard at 18 at the very start of the war. Most likely he was in his early to mid 20s. Still young. But even 18 is old enough to know not to mrdr children.

[@matthewwhite5513]

@@MN-zh2vd So he actually executing people or just a tower guard ?

[@howdoesonesocial]

@@MN-zh2vd obviously you know not to kill people at that age, but the point is that he didn't have a choice and was young enough that he probably wouldn't even think to resist. Most people put in that situation would have followed orders out of fear, including yourself. And if you didn't, you'd just be another number to add to the body count. I'd almost go as far as to say the guards were victims as well.

[@nunyabizniz1983]

Yep conditioned by the government. The Jewish people were treated awfully by everyone, spat at in the street just by the public because propaganda brainwashed people into thinking that Jewish folk were evil and needed to be eliminated. Putting someone away at 101 for 5 years when you know they won’t outlive their sentence is ludicrous in my opinion. Should’ve been done years prior. Lock the rest of them up in power too.

[@falconeshield]

@@howdoesonesocial SS. Not normal guard. SS. 35,000 victims. Sure, poor fella, just following orders.

[@7StarHeryla]

Boy…you showed him lol

[@alex-bb1ry]

😂

[@ZaRumpelstiltskin]

😂😂😂

[@E_xe2]

Bro is literally on half a heart 💀

[@Jesus4life_39]

💀💀

[@noahscool9]

Omfg 😂

[@fidelcatsro6948]

give him a regiment of vitamin d, k2 and tocotrienols he will be 45 again!

[@TrinityDivineMozart]

I apologize but in my honest judgement I sincerely don't see how that is clever, or hilarious not going to lie.

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

He has like 3 HP left. Very cowardly of these ✡️s to go after someone already defeated.

[@ItsR1C3]

Sometimes living that long is a punishment, seeing all your families and friends go before you, even worse when you’re facing judgment by the law.

[@Illiterate243]

Did this guy actually kill anyone? Or did he just guard a fence with a gun? It just seems like there is so many factors not being considered.

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

​@@Illiterate243sounds like you're on the killer side

[@SuperHotMan1000]

This takes: "Let's just let it go it's in the past." to a different level.

[@bigheadrhino]

It’s important to set a precedent so that soldiers in current and future wars take personal responsibility in regard to war crimes.

[@WallflowerCat7]

@@bigheadrhino Exactly

[@TheMNrailfan227]

@@bigheadrhino hiyuck hiyuck let’s force this guy into prison 80 years after he has committed his crime (we’re such intelligent liberals 🤓🤓🤓🤓)

[@donoharmony]

@@TheMNrailfan227 huh let’s put the criminal in prison…. Such amazing logic

[@TheMNrailfan227]

@@donoharmony He should have been locked up once the war was over, that’s the thing

[@JonnoPlays]

Meanwhile at NASA... 🚀 (if you don't get this comment look up Operation Paperclip)

[@amazingtrooper5893]

He lived his life. So this is basically a life sentence

[@galacticos2678]

At that age, he's battling alot already.

[@bonanzatime]

Technically he could live to 120. In which case he could live his remaining 14 years after release as a celebrity. Possibly as a game show host. of Jeopardy.

[@sportsallstar7sportsallsta384]

@@bonanzatime bro I bet u a million dollars he won’t be alive at 120 he’s gonna die in the next 5 years guarantee it

[@Power-Storm]

"So this is basically a life sentence" "At that age, he's battling alot already."

[@joseemiliorangeltrejo2327]

Sending him to prision at an age like that has no point.

[@jaydope4823]

there is a point. It's to die shamefully and not having your name honored. even his family would probably be embarrassed to visit his grave

[@havoc3894]

Facts

[@pennywisethedancingclown4024]

Gotta say I love that he’s wearing striped pajamas. Feels like poetic justice.

[@jadenyuki3138]

U been served 🥞

[@impulseelectrobrine1259]

People dont wear striped pajamas anymore

[@falconeshield]

@@impulseelectrobrine1259.....it's what most of his victims wore in concentration camps

[@impulseelectrobrine1259]

@@falconeshield yeah 80 years ago

[@blueleoz]

@@impulseelectrobrine1259 clearly you dont understand

[@jumpiam8477]

I don't care if he has to be in jail or not. At this age, he is trapped in his body anyway. All I want to know is he accepted that what he did was very wrong and he is truely sorry about it. For someone, they never accept thier mistake until the day they die. That's sad.

[@catherine4077]

Right, I think so too

[@Gabewindsor]

Accepted**

[@G0ddEityawesome]

Lol learn to spell first

[@annetteslife]

Can you use proper grammar and learn how to spell

[@picasso7721]

Well it's nice you accept that but for all the Jews he helped kill it's unacceptable.

[@loobylouboti]

I'd love to talk to this guy, or for him to be interviewed (which lets face it, he would never agree to. He is still denying he was even a guard there.) But just to l know how he has lived with this his whole life. Has he ever felt remorse? Is he still denying any participation because of shame or because he he believes he did no wrong doing? Did he bury the memories and just get on with his life or have the memories come back to haunt him in his life and his dreams throughout his long life? So many questions we will never know. I believe he will have to answer for this one day not in this life, so no amount of hiding his face or denying guilt will help him when that day comes.

[@reginaphalange4182]

While everyone else is making snap judgements, and claiming they all know what is right, you have, by a landslide , shown the most intelligence of anyone here. "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” ― Socrates. Wanting to speak to your "enemy" and understand them, rather than to destroy and punish, is a noble and wise choice. I also wish we could know those answers and I agree that, sadly, we never will.

[@loobylouboti]

@@reginaphalange4182 Thankyou very much for your comment. You've just made me feel a little better about myself today. It's been a hard week so something as 'small,' as your comment means alot.

[@reginaphalange4182]

@@loobylouboti You're Welcome. I meant every word.✌️

[@onniruusunen9444]

no he is crealry denying that because he doesn't want to go prison which most people would probably do (or he actually is innocent)

[@EscanorOG]

As someone who knows alot about it and has lived many years in germany all i can say is:crimes like that don't age. There were people who had it bad for refusing to roll with this but they still rather did that than commiting that type of crimes. I mean Bill Cosby isn't getting defended he is still getting hated which he should,but this man is getting defended=fucked up world.

[@brillbruiser2762]

No, fkd up world is Harvey Weinstein, Jeffrey Epstein Gislane Maxwell and the people who support them. FTJ to Hell

[@MsJustJenna]

Bill Cosby is out of jail, though.

[@gabrielfrost9134]

I saw black people making videos defending Bill cosby they said he's innocent, which is nothing but their bias towards their kind.

[@cyrus2808]

Definitely agree, but it’s not like he’s gonna last long in a prison at 101.

[@sushideiven4849]

And nobody is defending the GoldenState killer either, not sure why this guy is getting defended

[@LittleShySky]

It's so hard to have a moral decision on this....It makes me sick thinking about it. 101 yr old man going to prison for 5 years? He pays for his crimes, sure, but what good does it do now? He already got to live his earlier years consequence free.

[@kaliygracemarszslek7438]

There’s not a lot of time for someone to go to jail as 101 is n 5 years he will probably be dead

[@Vesper248]

@[hehe] yea but he did, for years.

[@ericacruz8261]

Really😐

[@lrac_1]

@[hehe] 101 I doubt he makes it to 102…not sure if this is true justice

[@jamietumiel4421]

I totally agree and with that said I'm sure these families were amazed to hear there were going to be repercussions for this man's actions..and but in the same , heartbreaking knowing he's already 101 and already on his way out..the dude got away with it this long..it's simply sad.

[@amlxr99912]

Sometimes have to wonder, How, must it feel for these people to live such long lives knowing what they did? They always try hiding all the misdeeds and what they’ve done, However at the end they always get caught.

[@pooferfish2850]

He was just a watch tower guard

[@backlawa7527]

@@pooferfish2850 and? He still assisted them

[@hornet1470]

@@backlawa7527 He had no choice, if he defected, he would have been executed, and even if he did, another person would have replaced him.

[@gagetaylor192]

@@pooferfish2850 Yeah this just shows you how much pride we have that we're wasting money on a 100 year old dude who probably didn't even have a choice in who he served. Dude's gonna die any day and we're wasting money having him in a prison. Like he's a threat now.

[@xndr4972]

@@backlawa7527 He had no choice, be watch tower or join the Eastern front. They serve their country. At the closing years of the war, it doesn't really matter who's bad or good to them. It their country at stake.

[@KrakenWind]

He got to live a fulfilling life after ‘assisting’ the death of 3,500 others who should have been alive. I feel it’s a good thing that the consequences of his actions have caught up to him no matter how much he has tried to run away, he will likely die in a cold cell, alone with nothing but other criminals accompanying him; it’s justice served

[@The-Master176]

I like this guy

[@goldenghost2001]

The ignorance is shocking

[@kyle2034]

It serves as a reminder to anyone who participates in evil acts for the sake of "following orders" that you too, at some point, will be held accountable for your actions. A man needs a moral code, without it you become a tool for evil.

[@sebbackupp4463]

@@goldenghost2001 yeah your ignorance is shocking

[@solheim8303]

I wouldn't say justice was served because he got to live 101 years of his life without being sentenced but it's something i guess