Failed to get "applying family and national responsibility for crimes"

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Does it mean "using family and national force to fight against the crimes..."?

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The head of the OUN underground, Ivan Klymiv, issued leaflets that were affixed to walls in Lviv on July 1. One of them said that revolutionary tribunals would punish enemies of the Ukrainian movement, applying “family and national responsibility for crimes against the Ukrainian State and Ukrainian Army.” Another said: “Nation! Know! Moscow, Poland, Hungarians, Jews are your enemies. Destroy them

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http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/the-lviv-pogrom-of-1941-83452.html

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@oristarA,

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As for your q, Ori, apparently tribunals are are applying criminal responsibility to the nation as a whole and to families thereof

Yes no it doesn't seem to make sense.. Help, somebody

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@oristarA,

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Does it mean "using family and national force to fight against the crimes..."?

No, it doesn't mean that. As a translation from the original Russian (or Ukrainian) it is probably imperfect anyway. I find it difficult to understand. I assume "family responsibility" meant that the families of offenders could also be punished. As far as "national responsibility" is concerned, it's not clear to me what is meant by that, if it doesn't mean normal culpability under the law. But that does not go well with my previous remark.
Another opinion would be welcome.

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@McTag,

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Another opinion would be welcome

Mac I second that motion

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@McTag,

McTag wrote:

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Does it mean "using family and national force to fight against the crimes..."?

No, it doesn't mean that. As a translation from the original Russian (or Ukrainian) it is probably imperfect anyway. I find it difficult to understand. I assume "family responsibility" meant that the families of offenders could also be punished. As far as "national responsibility" is concerned, it's not clear to me what is meant by that, if it doesn't mean normal culpability under the law. But that does not go well with my previous remark.
Another opinion would be welcome.

I'm rather relaxed when you said that's a translation.

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