> The German constitution guarantees freedom of expression and the case will undoubtedly be dismissed when it reaches the courts. The hurdle for civil suits (l

> The German constitution guarantees freedom of expression and the case will undoubtedly be dismissed when it reaches the courts. The hurdle for civil suits (libel / slander / plain insults) is much lower in Germany. Flip someone the bird and you're 2000 EUR lighter. > (And I agree that laws such as this should be abolished.) Yes; it's anachronistic to persecute this as a crime, but as it stands now, I expect a verdict (most likely minimum sentence and parole). Maybe there's a way out by somehow spinning the matter in a way that makes Boehmermann look like he did not intend to actually broadcast the stuff; i.e. claiming that it was accidentally leaked.