Germany To Prosecute Comedian For The Crime Of Making Fun Of Turkish PM Erdogan

An absolutely disgusting development:

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cleared the way for the prosecution of German comedian Jan Böhmermann, whose poem mocking Turkey's president has become the centerpiece of a clash between Germany's free-speech traditions and the government's efforts to safeguard its important relations with Turkey. In a press conference Friday, Merkel emphasized that it will now be up to German courts to decide whether Böhmermann is guilty of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "In a country under the rule of law it is not up to the government to decide," Merkel said. "Prosecutors and courts should weight personal rights against the freedom of press and art."

I'm not sure what personal rights can exist at all when a person can be prosecuted for insulting a politician.

This is reminiscent of the DDR. What next for Germany, bringing back the Stasi?

If Europe once again descends into fascism and/or totalitarianism it will be under the guise of protecting the "right" to not be offended.

via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/1SeVPeq