> Böhmermann very clearly violated that law, on television, deliberately. The law makes no exception for intent. So if he hasn't violated the law then what woul

> Böhmermann very clearly violated that law, on television, deliberately. The law makes no exception for intent. So if he hasn't violated the law then what would? And unfortunately it says, quite clearly, it is punished by a jail sentence. Unless German courts are an absolute joke he is going to rot in jail for a while. You will find that the majority of actual lawyers who have voiced an opinion actually disagree with you; there's no doubt that this is a bit of a gray area, but the Constitutional Court generally allows only very narrow exceptions when it comes to even heated and offensive utterances in the arena of public discourse. This does not even account for the fact that non-violent first time offenders rarely ever go to jail in Germany, except for the most serious of crimes.