 BERLIN --
A German man is to appear in court charged with teaching his dog to give
the Hitler salute.
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- The black sheepdog-mix, named Adolf, has been taught
to lift his right front paw up straight in the salute on command.
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- Police were called to the scene in Berlin when Roland
T, 54, shouted at passers-by last year.
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- When a patrol arrived, he allegedly showed them the trick
he had taught his dog, gave the salute along with Adolf, and shouted: "Sieg
Heil."
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- Now he has been charged with using symbols of unconstitutional
organisations. If found guilty, he faces up to three years in prison.
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- Adolf will probably be brought to a pet shelter, the
Berliner Kurier reports.
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- Carola Ruff, of the local animal protection organisation,
says the dog shouldn't be judged for what its owner taught it.
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- "It makes me sick to think someone's using his dog
as an instrument of his deranged brain," she told the paper.
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- Comment
- Marilyn Perkins
- 10-14-3
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- My God, Jeff. Didn't WWII end almost 60 years ago? When
is Germany going to stop such imbecilic self-abuse?
This would be laughable if not so mind-bogglingly
stupid.
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- Comment
- From Jim Mortellaro
- 10-15-3
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- Having traveled widely in Germany, I can tell you that
the German people and government are _to this day_ extremely sensitive
to the NAZI extremism. Yes, even after all these years.
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- During my frequent business trips to Bavaria, my representative
there cautioned me not to make some of the jokes I was want to make. Some
used the word, "Panzer" and "Blitzkrieg" as well as
other words. Jokes told in standup comedy here would be reason for being
thrown in the slammer there.
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- The NAZI regime left a huge scar on that country. One
which will not easily go away. Nor quickly. One generation teaches the
next to an extent which we would consider unusual. Not there. They are
deadly serious about this issue.
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- Little Adolph will _not_ act like uncle Addy. Wouldn't
surprise me if the little doggie will have difficulty finding a new home
whilst poppa's in incarcerated.
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- Sig heel!
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- Jim Mortellaro
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