He wanted to troll his girlfriend back in 2016. So he taught her pug to respond positively to gas the jews and Heil. He even says he just wanted to turn her pug into the least cute thing he could think of. Which was a nazi. This man was arrested for a joke.
@Walpknut There is nothing to sensationilize the man was arrested and convicted with a maximum of one year (dropped from five) in prison for being an edglord. They called the video a hatecrime and jailed him. This is, by anyone's estimation, a disgusting violation of basic human rights.
Someone got sued for a personal offense that he was a retard enough to post online for any two bit lawyer to use against him. It's a bit overblown but he brought it upon himself.
People can make jokes, just don't give a person an easy path to sue you for stupid shit and then post it online for everyone to see. I know this is an alien concept to kids now but don't post all your stupid shit online.
Joke with your buddies about wanting to kill a celebrity - that's fine.
Record it and upload it to facebook? - congrats on being a retard and giving someone an easy way to fuck you over.
He didn't joke about killing anyone. This may be a foreign concept to you but over here we have the right to say whatever the fuck we want without legal repercussions. It just fucking blows my mind that that wouldn't be the case in a first world country. It's terrifying that they just openly take someone's rights away over fuck all nothing in a first world country.
Well seeing how you need everything said with plain words without any examples that require any modicum of analysis here is the breakdown:
If your country has stupid things as crimes don't record yourself doing them and then posting them online, don't be a retard, have some self preservation instincts.
He didn't know beforehand. It turns out according to scottish law the judge gets to decide what you meant not you. Context is irrelevant in their courts.