IMMIGRATION thread

**Snowhobbit** · 04-05-2016, 07:29

Originally Posted by Fragony

That's for the judge to decide

It is indeed. I could only find that she had condemned the satire, not that she had personally banned it. Are politicians forbidden from commenting on crimes in the Netherlands?

**Fragony** · 04-05-2016, 07:51

Originally Posted by Snowhobbit

It is indeed. I could only find that she had condemned the satire, not that she had personally banned it. Are politicians forbidden from commenting on crimes in the Netherlands?

What crime, satire isn't a crime. I can understand why the childless mutti and sultan Erdogan get along so well, both completily humourless.

**Snowhobbit** · 04-05-2016, 08:11

Originally Posted by Fragony

What crime, satire isn't a crime. I can understand why the childless mutti and sultan Erdogan get along so well, both completily humourless.

Satire isn't a crime but slander is. She has the view that it is slander, and criticizes it for that reason.

**Fragony** · 04-05-2016, 08:32

Originally Posted by Snowhobbit

Satire isn't a crime but slander is. She has the view that it is slander, and criticizes it for that reason.

Not for her to decide what is slander and what's not, missed the part 'stressed to be removed'? She crossed the line, badly.

**Snowhobbit** · 04-05-2016, 09:39

Originally Posted by Fragony

Not for her to decide what is slander and what's not, missed the part 'stressed to be removed'? She crossed the line, badly.

It is not for politicians to decide what is a crime or not, that did not stop a whole lot of people commenting on the Cologne event though.

Upon actually reading what you think you've quoted...

"According to Seibert, Merkel said the poem was “unacceptable” and stressed that the broadcaster removed the content after apologizing on April 1 for “crossing the line into slander.”

So Merkel has not said it is slander, only that she views it as "unacceptable" (which is not a crime) and the broadcaster removed it after apologizing for the in their words slanderous poem. I would suggest that you read twice before you jump to conclusions in the future, or you will end up like Lizardo and believe that Sweden solely consists of teenagers.

**Fragony** · 04-05-2016, 09:54

You are right I misread it

**Snowhobbit** · 04-05-2016, 11:21

Originally Posted by Fragony

You are right I misread it

No worries, it can happen to the best of us. A good rule of thumb is that if you read something really outrageous then you should double-check that you understood it correct (it is something I try to do myself), it saves you from getting angry for no reason.