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why are some prisoners killed in this public way? why are the other prisoners forced to file past the body?

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This is done as a warning to other prisoners. The dead ones are made examples of. This is how the nazis are able to rule through fear and intimidation. The dead ones are tangible reminders of the consequences for not submitting. The spectacle was designed to break their spirits.