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I think the point is that it should be mentioned in the media in general, not specifically here on HN.

jgehring 6y ago
Indeed. For bad news, e.g. crime, the (German) media takes great care to mention whether suspects or convicts are immigrants or of direct immigrant descent. Attaching this information to good news is done less frequently but would be required to paint a more realistic picture.
- arethuza 6y ago
  Fear of Turkey joining the EU was a significant factor in the Brexit campaign: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/dominic-cummings-how-the-brexit-referendum-was-won https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/dominic-cummings-how-the...
  - agustif 6y ago
    And now with Turkey vs France thingy, it seems pretty unreasonable to think that turkey would really join right? Don't member states have veto powers?
    - arethuza 6y ago
      "Turkey has been moving further away from the European Union. Turkey’s accession negotiations have therefore effectively come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_Eur...
- davrosthedalek 6y ago
  That is news to me. German police and media normally go to great length not to mention names/personal information of suspects (and victims), a crass difference to the US.
  - mschuster91 6y ago
    Until 2017 this actually was a rule (not a legally binding, just the "honor code") for media, but this got changed after the AfD and other Nazis whined for years that police and media would not "tell the truth" about migrant crimes, "suppress" or "hide" them (https://www.migazin.de/2017/03/24/presserat-aendert-richtlinie-zur-herkunftsnennung-bei-taetern/ https://www.migazin.de/2017/03/24/presserat-aendert-richtlin...). A very sad day for our society.
    - davrosthedalek 6y ago
      Indeed. Every time the AfD is mentioned, I have to remember this: https://politicalbeauty.de/mahnmal.html https://politicalbeauty.de/mahnmal.html, and it makes it a little bit better.
    - choko 6y ago
      Are you saying that facts should be suppressed because someone might use them the wrong way? Serious question.
      - davrosthedalek 6y ago
        Well, your personal information are facts too. Would you like them posted? As long as the crimes are only alleged, not proven, there is no question to me that the interest of the people at large is second to the privacy protection of the suspects.
      - mschuster91 6y ago
        Journalism should report the relevant facts to a case. And the nationality/ethnicity/skin color rarely is a relevant fact in a criminal case, with the notable exception of racist-motivated or ethnic conflict (e.g. Kurds vs Turks) crimes. For "everyday" crimes, think of pub brawls, petty theft, robberies, sexual misconduct of all forms, the ethnicity is absolutely irrelevant and its mention by police/media is only likely to further racial hatred.
      - scotty79 6y ago
lorenzhs 6y ago
That the initial comment was downvoted tells me that it should be mentioned more on HN, too, to be honest. It's quite disappointing to see.

Indeed. For bad news, e.g. crime, the (German) media takes great care to mention whether suspects or convicts are immigrants or of direct immigrant descent. Attaching this information to good news is done less frequently but would be required to paint a more realistic picture.

arethuza 6y ago
Fear of Turkey joining the EU was a significant factor in the Brexit campaign: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/dominic-cummings-how-the-brexit-referendum-was-won https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/dominic-cummings-how-the...
- agustif 6y ago
  And now with Turkey vs France thingy, it seems pretty unreasonable to think that turkey would really join right? Don't member states have veto powers?
  - arethuza 6y ago
    "Turkey has been moving further away from the European Union. Turkey’s accession negotiations have therefore effectively come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_Eur...
davrosthedalek 6y ago
That is news to me. German police and media normally go to great length not to mention names/personal information of suspects (and victims), a crass difference to the US.
- mschuster91 6y ago
  Until 2017 this actually was a rule (not a legally binding, just the "honor code") for media, but this got changed after the AfD and other Nazis whined for years that police and media would not "tell the truth" about migrant crimes, "suppress" or "hide" them (https://www.migazin.de/2017/03/24/presserat-aendert-richtlinie-zur-herkunftsnennung-bei-taetern/ https://www.migazin.de/2017/03/24/presserat-aendert-richtlin...). A very sad day for our society.
  - davrosthedalek 6y ago
    Indeed. Every time the AfD is mentioned, I have to remember this: https://politicalbeauty.de/mahnmal.html https://politicalbeauty.de/mahnmal.html, and it makes it a little bit better.
  - choko 6y ago
    Are you saying that facts should be suppressed because someone might use them the wrong way? Serious question.
    - davrosthedalek 6y ago
      Well, your personal information are facts too. Would you like them posted? As long as the crimes are only alleged, not proven, there is no question to me that the interest of the people at large is second to the privacy protection of the suspects.
    - mschuster91 6y ago
      Journalism should report the relevant facts to a case. And the nationality/ethnicity/skin color rarely is a relevant fact in a criminal case, with the notable exception of racist-motivated or ethnic conflict (e.g. Kurds vs Turks) crimes. For "everyday" crimes, think of pub brawls, petty theft, robberies, sexual misconduct of all forms, the ethnicity is absolutely irrelevant and its mention by police/media is only likely to further racial hatred.
    - scotty79 6y ago

lorenzhs 6y ago

That the initial comment was downvoted tells me that it should be mentioned more on HN, too, to be honest. It's quite disappointing to see.