“Just following orders” a.k.a the Nuremberg defense.
“Just following orders” a.k.a the Nuremberg defense.
Well, the situation may be worse than that; I don’t know offhand what kind of oath the German soldiers/officers swore at the time. And many of the crimes prosecuted in those cases were against “humanity”, not crimes against the German people themselves.
What this article discusses is something to consider while assessing the credibility of FBI personnel, when their testimony and evidence is used in a Federal court case.