Let it be

Dear Mayor,

            I am writing this letter today behalf of Gunter Grass, the recently retired mayor.  It is known that you have found shocking, unpleasant evidence that proves Gunter Grass was previously a “commandant of a Nazi concentration camp in Poland.  He directly oversaw the deaths of an estimated 15,000 people” Grass may have been demonstrated a dangerous man at a point in his life, but he is currently known as a kind, old mayor.  You should not show the evidence because it will damage Gunter, the public, and the way they see their town.  The little town could turn into a nightmare if the public finds out about these terrifying events.  If the past is revealed it could also cause troubles in his family since “he has three children and many grandchildren.”  Gunter Grass has proven himself an excellent mayor and citizen by “[donating] very large sums of money to various charities,” and he “built a profitable factory where many people in the village enjoy working.”  He does not deserve to face the punishment of what he has done.  He has spent years trying to forget about the horrors and guilt of what he is responsible of.  He does not have much more to live for now, considering he is 92 years old, and his wife has past.  Therefore, he should live his remaining years in peace.