Nazis set up special courts

[bobbieinok]

Found this at White Rose Society link from another discussion.

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When Adolf Hitler rose to power, he deemed the current judicial system too lenient - or perhaps not loyal enough - and he instituted the "National Socialist People's Court" - the Volksgerichtshof (VGH). The VGH dealt solely with cases of treason against Hitler and the Nazis. Roland Freisler, the spirited lawyer and admirer of Hitler, was VGH president from 1942 until his death in 1945. Under Freisler, the VGH convicted thousands for political actions, speech and expressed thoughts that it considered treasonous. The definition of treason was flexible and, in most cases, defense in the courtroom was futile. Guilty verdicts were generally a foregone conclusion and death sentences (which were prevalent in these cases) were carried out within hours of the verdict.
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Belittling, impatient, loud, verbose and anything but just, Freisler's outbursts in the courtroom are legendary: they have been recounted and corroborated by eye-witnesses and, more importantly, his prolonged outbursts have been captured on film. Because of his volatile temperament on the bench, Freisler was commonly referred to as "Raving Roland" and he proved, on occasion, to be an embarrassment to the Nazis.

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http://www.jlrweb.com/whiterose/freisler.html

[TankLV]

1. Well, when backed into a corner, an angry mad dog strikes.

I wonder what the bushco gang has in store for this summer?

And more importantly - will we fall for it - again?

We are getting closer to Hitler's Germany with evey day.

[bobthedrummer]

4. Well, we were like The Weimar Republic after 12-12-2000 imho

think back though, this was planned-all of it--
they went for it all and failed, there are traitors in the administration of George W. Bush aka The War President that have put US at risk and got a lot of people killed.

NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

[whistle]

2. That would fit the likes of...

...Anthony Scalia!

[Cleita]

3. Now I am scared.

You are so right.

[TheWizardOfMudd]

5. You mean they actually got to go to court?

Bush will just deem us enemy combatants.

BTW, you're scaring me.

[Cleita]

6. Kangaroo court.

The Nazis went through the motions to appear legitimate when they had to so the people couldn't catch on to their real agenda that quickly. That's why they hung in there for a decade. But they got into crazy when the wars they started closed in on them. Then it was destroy everything.