This is one of the first claims I remember reading about Star Trek on BBSs linked by FidoNet. It’s funny how it hasn’t changed.

The horror of the Soviet Union are will soon pass beyond living memory too.

It feels like the Nazis are passing beyond living memory so there are few people alive who remember how bad they were.

Whether you think the person he killed deserved it or not is irrelevant, giving a free pass because of that sets an extremely dangerous precedent

It’s just patently absurd. It’s an angry mob. They probably didn’t even know the victim. They could turn on you, me, or each other.