50 Auschwitz guards face investigation

[The Straight Story]

Germany will open an investigation into some 50 Nazi guards at the former Auschwitz death camp for complicity in murder, media reports said over the weekend.

The guards are now around 90 years old.

The office in charge of tracking down those who committed Nazi crimes will launch its probe within the coming weeks, regional newspapers of Germany's WAZ media group reported.

The Central Office for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes, based in Ludwigsburg in southwestern Germany was not immediately available for comment.

But quoting prosecutor Kurt Schrimm the papers said investigators had the suspects' names and addresses. All were living in Germany.

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130407-48977.html#.UWGb1jf4KSo

[Aristus]

1. Thank God Crimes Against Humanity have no statute of limitations.

Hope they get those assholes...

[geckosfeet]

2. Lets say they were 20 when the war ended - call it 1946.

They would be north of 85 years old by now.

Proceed full speed ahead - but do it quickly.

[PCIntern]

3. ...so somebody just figured this out?

It is 9AM in the office and the guy comes to work and says to himself "Hmmm, surviving Auchwitz guards...death camp....wonder if they have anything in common? Gotta look into this."

then: "Boss, can I go home now?"

You mean to say that these guys walked around for all these years without any scrutiny?

[Laochtine]

4. The greatest insult

To their ideology is Germany now. Live in that fear you put so many people in.