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German police here, downvoting this comment. /s Just stop. There are limits on free speech in Germany, but it's mostly for denying the Holocaust and yelling "s
by tormeh 10y ago
German police here, downvoting this comment. /s
Just stop. There are limits on free speech in Germany, but it's mostly for denying the Holocaust and yelling "sieg heil" in the street etc. I assume you're not referring to that?
- kr7 10y agoOr satirizing Erdogan: https://boingboing.net/2016/04/23/german-political-leader-arrest.html https://boingboing.net/2016/04/23/german-political-leader-ar... Or "hate speech", which will certainly have a chilling effect on the legitimate discussion of immigration policy: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-to-action-over-hate-speech-against-migrants/2016/01/06/6031218e-b315-11e5-8abc-d09392edc612_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-springs-... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/19/head-of-german-anti-islam-group-pegida-trial-hate-lutz-bachmann https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/19/head-of-german...
- _nedR 10y agoWhile we are on the subject the UK has a law that states : "No extracts from parliamentary proceedings may be used in comedy shows or other light entertainment such as political satire" So political satire shows like Jon Stewart and the Late show? Can't happen in UK. Guess thats why John Oliver, an englishman, is doing his show in the US. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jul/31/jon-stewart-parliament-broadcast-satire https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jul/31/jon-st...