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[martinuzz]

The German justice department is looking if it is possible to charge tv-comedian Jan Böhmermann with a crime, as per request of the Turkish state.
The comedian recited a smear poem about Erdogan the 31st of march, in a television show called Neo Magazin Royal on the ZDF.
The research into the possibility will take a few days, the german government announced today.

According to Merkel, the freedom of the arts, and freedom of press are not negotiable, neither in Germany nor in foreign countries.
Government sources assure it has nothing to do with whether Merkel herself regards the poem as tasteless, nor has it anything to do with the negotiations with Turkey about the refugee crisis.

The comedian himself started his poem with the statement that what he was about to say, is illegal in Germany. The german justice department is researching whether this is true or not since the broadcast.

In the poem he sings how "Erdogan's balls stink like döner kebab, a pig's fart smells better". He also describes Erdogan as "a man who beats little girls while wearing a rubber mask", and "everyone from Ankara to Istanbul knows that man is homosexual", and "he prefers to fuck a goat while surpressing minorities".

The ZDF channel itself removed the broadcast from it's website, because, according to the director of ZDF it "did not comply with out channel's quality demand for satire".

On social media, Jan Böhmermann himself has 'humbly' apologized for 'damaging a flawless democrat'.
http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/jan-boehmermann-entschuldigt-sich-fuer-erdogan-gedicht-a-1085129.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/german-comedian-jan-b-hmermann-could-face-prison-for-insulting-smear-poem-against-turkish-president-a6972356.html

Jan Böhmermann reciting the poem: https://player.vimeo.com/video/161343723
full text:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 ENGLISH TEXT:
 Abusive Criticism
 
 Ballsgoofy, cowardly and jammed is Erdogan the president!
 His balls are stinking bad from doener even a pigfart smells nicer.
 He is the man that kicks the girls while wearing rubbermasks.
 He prefers to fuck a goat while suppressing minorities .
Kicks Kurds, slaps Christians while watching childporn
 and even in the evening instead of sleeping, fellatio with hundred sheep.
 Yes Erdogan is fully a President with a small dick.
 You hear every Turk whisper, the stupid pig has shrunken balls.
 From Ankara to Istanbul everyone knows this man is gay.
 Pervers, lousy and zoophile Recep Fritzl Priklopil .
 His Head is empty as his balls , the star of every gangbang party,
 until his dick burns when he pisses, that is Recep Erdogan President of Turkey!
 
 
 GERMAN TEXT:
 SCHMÄHKRITIK
 
 Sackdoof feige und verklemmt ist Erdogan der Präsident!
 Sein Gelöt stinkt schlimm nach Döner, selbst ein Schweinefurz
 riecht schöner.
 Er ist der Mann der Mädchen schlägt und dabei Gummimasken trägt.
 Am liebsten mag er Ziegen ficken und Minderheiten unterdrücken.
 Kurden treten, Christen hauen und dabei Kinderporno schauen
 und selbst Abends heissts statt schlafen, felazio mit hundert Schafen.
 Ja Erdogan is voll und ganz ein Präsident mit kleinem Schwanz.
 Jeden Türken hört man flöten die dumme Sau hat Schrumpelklöten.
 Von Ankara bis Istanbul weiss jeder dieser Mann ist schwul.
 Pervers, verlaust und zoophil Recep Fritzl Priklopil.
 Sein Kopf so leer wie seine Eier, der Star auf jeder Gangbangfeier,
 bis der Schwanz beim pinklen brennt, das ist Recep Erdogan der türkische
 Präsident!

[Sheb]

working illegally, but they came knowing full well what they could expect.

Yeah, they know very well that if they fuck a couple of dozen strangers every night, that their familiy members back at home won't get assasinated.

While it's the case for some, you also have girls that decide that the money is worth it.

[Helgoland]

The comedian recited a smear poem about Erdogan the 31st of march,

Poem is an overstatement. It was really just a smear. Calling a Turkish guy a goat-fucker? Seriously? This is not art, this is not satire, it's libel, plain and simple. Böhmermann knew that, and him getting off without some form of guilty verdict would be an insult to our Rechtsstaat. Popularity and day-to-day politics shouldn't dictate the outcome of judicial decisions.

I'm reasonably sure that if he had called Obama a 'banana-loving nigger faggot' the same people rushing to his defense right now would be clamoring for his head.

[Sheb]

Isn't it Erdogan's lawyers' job to sue him?

[smjjames]

http://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-asks-germany-to-charge-comedian-jan-bohmermann-for-recep-tayyip-erdogan-insults/

Erdogan is sly, REALLY sly. IMO they shouldn't because that'll just set up a precedent where Erdogan is able to push around Europe to get what he wants.

[Antsan]

The comedian recited a smear poem about Erdogan the 31st of march,

Poem is an overstatement. It was really just a smear. Calling a Turkish guy a goat-fucker? Seriously? This is not art, this is not satire, it's libel, plain and simple. Böhmermann knew that, and him getting off without some form of guilty verdict would be an insult to our Rechtsstaat. Popularity and day-to-day politics shouldn't dictate the outcome of judicial decisions.

I'm reasonably sure that if he had called Obama a 'banana-loving nigger faggot' the same people rushing to his defense right now would be clamoring for his head.

It's not a poem, yes. It's also incredibly tasteless, I agree.
But I think it was totally worth it. Erdogan deserves every bit of shit smeared on him and I applaud Böhmermann for risking his career to do so.

[TheBiggerFish]

That is not a poem and really there IS a libel claim probably.

Not to say that I like Erdogan.

But that's just not right.

[Sergarr]

http://europe.newsweek.com/muslims-are-creating-nations-within-nations-says-former-head-uk-equalities-446163?rm=eu

The former head of Britain’s Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Trevor Phillips, has admitted he “got almost everything wrong” regarding immigration in a new report, claiming Muslims are creating “nations within nations” in the West.

Phillips says followers of Islam hold very different values from the rest of society and many want to lead separate lives.

The former head of the U.K.’s equalities watchdog also advocates the monitoring of ethnic minority populations on housing estates to stop them becoming “ghetto villages.”

Well then. This is a pretty serious move against the established EU narrative.

[Helgoland]

But I think it was totally worth it. Erdogan deserves every bit of shit smeared on him and I applaud Böhmermann for risking his career to do so.

So committing (certain) crimes against people is okay as long as they're the right people? Seriously?

Also, risking his carreer? Psht, far from it. The Böhmercrowd will just keep lapping it up, hailing him as a genius of satire - just like they did during Varoufake. His idea there is remarkably similar to his idea here, if you think about it: Go far beyond reasonable or desirable limits of discourse, get called out on it, ride the wave of attention, receive a great amount of support from people who like his politics, and then just sort of sweep the original transgression under the carpet because satire totally doesn't have to adhere to any rules at all, and you're a neo-fascist, a stuck-up establishmentarian, or just severely lacking in humor if you suggest anything else.

[Antioch]

That is not a poem and really there IS a libel claim probably.

Not to say that I like Erdogan.

But that's just not right.

When you persecute literally 2000 people for insulting you, then you deserve to be insulted.

[Helgoland]

When you persecute literally 2000 people for insulting you, then you deserve to be insulted.

If you kill a lot of people, you deserve to die? Go buy a rifle and hunt down Erdogan, then, because insultng him is not nearly enough.

[redwallzyl]

ya i don't really have any sympathy for the glorious eternal leader of the Turkish caliphate and given what he has been doing he is literally no better than a medieval monarch when it comes of censorship of people who don't like him. Ataturk is probably rolling in his grave. maybe its my American-niss showing. we have a long and glorious tradition of constantly insulting and hating our head of state and members of government and no one gives a flying fuck about it. its a pillar of our democracy dammit that every president is the antichrist and literally hitter to half the population at any given time. it keeps anyone from gaining to much support.

[scriver]

When you persecute literally 2000 people for insulting you, then you deserve to be insulted.

If you kill a lot of people, you deserve to die? Go buy a rifle and hunt down Erdogan, then, because insultng him is not nearly enough.

Flawless logic.

[Baffler]

They say there's no such thing as bad tactics...

[Antsan]

But I think it was totally worth it. Erdogan deserves every bit of shit smeared on him and I applaud Böhmermann for risking his career to do so.

So committing (certain) crimes against people is okay as long as they're the right people? Seriously?

Also, risking his carreer? Psht, far from it. The Böhmercrowd will just keep lapping it up, hailing him as a genius of satire - just like they did during Varoufake. His idea there is remarkably similar to his idea here, if you think about it: Go far beyond reasonable or desirable limits of discourse, get called out on it, ride the wave of attention, receive a great amount of support from people who like his politics, and then just sort of sweep the original transgression under the carpet because satire totally doesn't have to adhere to any rules at all, and you're a neo-fascist, a stuck-up establishmentarian, or just severely lacking in humor if you suggest anything else.

The Varoufake thing was only possible due to how damn sloppy our journalists are working, so I say good he exposed that. Again. After already doing it. It seems the journalists who are so adamant on how important they are because of how well-researched their work is are incapable of learning even when they're shown up for it over and over again.

Good, "risking his career" he might not be.

And yes, in regards to libel laws, breaking them is a perfectly fine form of protest. There are many laws that are fine to be broken as a form of protest – of course, that doesn't protect you from judicial consequences. I don't see Böhmermann trying to avoid those, even if he seems a bit surprised.