German Man Fined $2,300 For SMS Message
March 7, 2009 – 12:47 pmA man who mistakenly passed on an SMS message to another person has been fined $2,300 because of it. The message told whoever opened it that they had just killed a “Turk.”
Shortly before Germany defeated Turkey in last year’s Euro 2008 soccer tournament, the 28-year-old sent a message that in German read “by opening this SMS, you have killed a Turk.”
The recipient was also urged to forward the SMS to encourage a “clean” tournament, landing the man in court charged with inciting racial hatred, his lawyer Karl Laible said Friday. About 3 percent of Germany’s population are of Turkish origin.
Just like I always say: “You can get in trouble for any goddam thing these days.”
Source: Reuters
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