By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
More than six decades later, Adolph Hitler’s name still stirs up trouble.
The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago admonished U.S. District Judge Rudolph Randa of eastern Wisconsin for comparing a convicted drug dealer Jose Figueroa’s love of family to Adolf Hitler’s love for his dog.
The Appeals Court, which said the judge’s comments were odd, ordered that Figueroa be re-sentenced, AP reported. He had been sentenced to 20 years in prison for heading up a drug conspiracy.
The judge’s comments came after Figueroa asked for leniency in sentencing because of his love for his family, the AP reported.
Randa responded, according to AP: “Hitler was admired by his family … loved his dog. Yet he killed 6 million Jews.”
