Nazi Article

This country that we live in was created over 200 years ago on the basis of freedom and equality for everyone who lives inside its borders. One of the main reasons for people even moving over from Europe was the idea of religious freedom.The Nazi regime in the thirties and forties, however, stood for the complete opposite. Their ideology was based on thoughts of racial superiority of the Aryan race over all others. They wanted to exterminate the entire Jewish population in Europe without any good reasons. There is of course a very obvious contradiction between these two societies, and I don't believe that one can or should be allowed to coexist with the other. Recently, this subject has become a topic of debate in the form of what to do with old Nazi party members that are now living in the United States. There is controversy surrounding whether they should be left alone to finish out their lives in this country or whether they should be deported and put on trial in other countries.
Personally, I think that it would be an insult to all of those who were treated horribly or killed during the thirties and forties to just let these men off of the hook. They committed terrible crimes through torture and murder of innocent people. Some might argue that some of these men were not actually the ones shoving thousands into the gas chambers, but that doesn't mean that they did not have an opportunity to protest what their peers were doing. They could have stood up to their superiors and spoke out against the crimes instead of doing what they were told. People also argue that these men didn't have a choice, it was either do what they were told or run the risk of being killed. I believe that some things are worth the sacrifice. I don't know how someone could do these horrible "crimes against humanity" without any reason. I would say that risking your own life to save innocent people or set an example is well worth it.
Even though this genocide occurred over 60 years ago, that doesn't mean that they should be off of the hook. They did terrible things to people without any reason and did not have to pay for there crimes. This idea to me is in itself un-American. If someone hurts someone else, they should have to pay the consequences at one time or another, not just get away with it. If we let them get away with it, what reason does that give to stop it from happening again to others?