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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 30 points 1 month ago (3 children)

If memory serves, Norway brought back the death penalty especially for him.

That's a pretty heavy level of "Fuck you", but given that he was a Nazi collaborator of the highest order, it's probably one of the few situations I'd say, "Just this once, as a treat"

[–] kyber@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

Well deserved no doubt.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Don’t come asking again as soon as we get the next traitor, now! wags finger

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Alternatively, it was a missed golden opportunity for Norway to prove that it considers capital punishment wrong on principle, not contingently wrong. Israel missed the same opportunity.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For someone not well known, some context wiki/Vidkun_Quisling