Should the person who decapitated the Adolf Hitler wax figure be punished?

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Should the person who decapitated the Adolf Hitler wax figure be punished?

by Fef Posted July 08, 2008 07:25:25

Berlin hails ex-policeman who decapitated Hitler waxwork
A left-wing activist ripped off the head of the Adolf Hitler wax figure in the Berlin affiliate of Madame Tussauds and shouted ‘Never again war!’ Prosecutors want to charge him with wilful damage to property (the figure cost over $300,000).

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+11 / -1 raves Art July 08, 2008 07:48:39

Answered: Punish him because...
Yes make him wear the Adolf Hitler skull like a hat for 3 days.
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Bob, the reasonable one October 31, 2009 14:29:32

Answered: Punish him because...
The guy was an idiot....probably doesn't have the money to fix the statue either...just a putz...I think he should work it off doing community service....
BY May 23, 2009 23:16:14

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Just have him pay for a replacement.
Megs May 13, 2009 00:47:11

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
lol i find this story funny...XD
:Guilty By Association: May 12, 2009 21:35:10

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Well, it was property damage. On that account, yes.
Had it been Hitler himself, all the more power to the ex-policeman!
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JT May 12, 2009 21:31:21

Answered: None of the above
i dont think he needs punishment but he should pay because it still wasnt his to destroy
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erin April 23, 2009 05:14:18

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
haha thats funny and completely understandable
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mrp92a April 19, 2009 19:31:20

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
hitler himself has much more to worry about while he's BURNING IN HELL.
Jagermeister November 27, 2008 22:38:08

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Besides the whole jew thing hitler is or is one of the greatest political and economic minds ever.
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Aru August 14, 2008 03:35:43

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Punished. Whether it was Hitler or not, someone took a long time to make that wax work. Someone's hard work just went to waste because of some retard.
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derrick August 08, 2008 18:46:04

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it's still a crime, and really do we need radical demonstrations to convince people that Hitler was not a nice guy?
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yosefa August 03, 2008 05:11:29

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Should be given a symbolic fine, like a one mark a German money.
Fef to yosefa August 08, 2008 19:01:55

how should we determine which historical figures one can punish and only get a symbolic fine? Can we destroy Ghenghis Khan statue? Or Andrew Jackson of the Confederacy? I think we need to maintain a "blind" justice and punish all equally when doing vandalism.

Though, I agree that I wish we could actually pay this guy for his actions in some ways :)
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yosefa to Fef August 10, 2008 21:29:37

It has been done before. The judge can give any fine he chooses. "Blind" justice should not be blind.
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Chef July 30, 2008 22:39:22

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He damaged somebody else's property. Of course he should be punished. Regardless what the object was or what it represents. The point he made was a good one. He chose the wrong way to make it.
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Fef to Chef August 01, 2008 06:55:08

I appreciate that from someone who knows a lot about Germany ;)
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Jamesy818 [Raccoon VP] July 29, 2008 06:01:48

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
Why not display the wax figure with his head ripped off, I think that's a more interesting/meaningful representation of that (can't think of a non expletive to describe him)
Fef to Jamesy8... August 01, 2008 06:55:21

always the pragmatic solution!
Beautiful? Insane? Perfect.♥ July 18, 2008 09:53:16

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Idiot.
Cut off HIS head, see how he likes it :D

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Fef to Beautif... July 19, 2008 06:20:01

Hey now, why rush to beheading him. First a little waterboarding....
Beautif... to Fef July 19, 2008 06:21:33

Bahaha *grump* Just ruin my plans, I was looking forward to beheading someone >.<
Haha :P

x
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brozak July 18, 2008 07:59:14

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Destruction of property, vandlism. Circumstances notwithstanding. The same as if someone decapitated a wax figure of Jesus. Not saying hitler is anything like Jesus........
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J July 18, 2008 06:31:50

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
$300,000!!! They got jipped!
Fef to J July 19, 2008 06:20:41

I like your perspective on this!
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genXer July 18, 2008 02:48:59

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that left wing activist needs to pay for the crime that he commited which was destroying property that belonged to someone else.
The wax figure was being used as a reference piece for educational and historic reasons, not promoting war or being a Nazi.
kelevra915 July 18, 2008 01:47:38

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
F*** adolf Hitler
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fourzerotwo July 18, 2008 01:05:43

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Yes, he should be punished. Regardless of who the wax figure was portraying, he was destroying property that belonged to someone else. The wax figure was being used as a reference piece for educational and historic reasons, not promoting Hitler's ideology. The fact is, he committed a crime and should accept responsibility for that. He doesn't need to be apologetic for what he did, but he does need to accept responsibility for it.
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Fef to fourzer... July 18, 2008 05:49:16

Exactly. Justice needs to ignore the status and individual victim or we will have serious problems determining who gets 'special protection' and who gets no protection. What if he destroyed a figure of Stalin? Mao? Andrew Jackson? GW Bush? etc... We have define the crime as the attack and ignore the target.
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eyeballjohn July 17, 2008 22:39:23

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
dont punish him y whould u have a wax figure of him anyway i think he deserves it alive or not after all he did fool
divingpilot July 17, 2008 20:02:10

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I'm not sure...that is a part of history that we ALL need to know and be reminded about in some fashion...although, we don't seem to learn from our mistakes anyway. I don't mind the fact that this guy beheaded the statue...fuckin nazi eugenecist piece of writhing horse shit. Hitler makes me WANT to believe in Heaven and Hell, just so I know that he is in HELL.
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weeeee July 17, 2008 19:36:10

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moderated...
Fef to weeeee July 18, 2008 05:50:34

Good distinction.
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Froot Loops!!! =) July 17, 2008 19:23:38

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
boooooooooo hitler
the butface
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Ethtron July 17, 2008 18:44:52

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if it were a wax figure of david hasselhoff people would be pissed and want some justice
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kelevra915 to Ethtron July 18, 2008 01:49:48

david hasselhoff didnt kill a million people
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brozak to kelevra915 July 18, 2008 08:02:31

Have you heard his music? I wouldn't be so sure about his intentions...lol
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Fef to brozak July 19, 2008 06:21:36

His video has me dying laughing!
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brozak to Fef July 19, 2008 12:13:16

Ooga ooga ooga chucka...
Christ there should be a warning... I have to admit I was not prepared for that.
I laughed so hard I think I peed a little....
Thanks Fef, love to start the day with a laugh.......
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J-Storm July 17, 2008 15:02:54

Answered: Don't punish him: Hitler deserved it (wax figure or not)
sould've been both wax and real
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Maria July 17, 2008 09:48:08 (edited)

Answered: Punish him because...
because do not destroy the history. it just a wax that was all, nothing real. concept of Ripley's believe it or not.
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punch July 17, 2008 03:45:33

Answered: Punish him because...
Some artist spent many long hours meticulously creating that. The wax figure wasn't created to honor Hitler, but to remind us of him. If we don't remember history, we are doomed to repeat it.