Tourist arrested for giving Nazi salute?

According to the Anti-Nazi and Anti-Criminal Offenses Act passed in Germany in May 1994 and came into effect, it is illegal to use the Nazi salute. In German society, "denazification" is very common and very real, and displaying Nazi elements is not allowed by social morality and justice.

According to reports, two middle-aged Chinese tourists were arrested by the police for posing for a Nazi salute in front of the German Reichstag. They were ordered to pay a 500-euro bail before being temporarily released. Some Chinese people don't understand this: Why are they so intolerant of just posing and taking a photo?

In fact, in any country, there are limits to words and deeds. The maximum limit is that they are not illegal or against humanity. The Nazis dragged Germany and many other countries into the abyss of World War II, bringing serious disasters to Germany and the people of the world. After the war, the German government and people seriously reflected on their war responsibilities, deeply reviewed and worked hard to eliminate the Nazi evil, and won the understanding of people all over the world. It can be said that in German society, "denazification" is very common and very real, and displaying Nazi elements is not allowed by social morality and justice. Moreover, after the painful experience, after the war, the German government and opposition parties adopted an "overcorrected" intolerant attitude towards Nazi elements, and were not easily tolerant even if they were "suspected". Previously, a local laundry detergent manufacturer used the "88" brand and was ordered to change the brand because it was considered to overlap with the Nazi abbreviation of "Heil Hitler". This time, even though the two tourists claimed that they were "just joking and had no ill intentions", objectively they did imitate the Nazi salute, and the "posing location" was the Reichstag Building, which was a "landmark" during World War II. It is hard to say that they were neurotic.

In Germany, imitating the Nazi salute is illegal and even criminal. According to the Anti-Nazi and Anti-Criminal Crime Law passed and entered into force in Germany in May 1994, Nazi symbols, slogans and salute gestures are used, and signs, slogans and badges with Nazi symbolic meaning are used to promote Nazi ideas, beautify Nazi war criminals, Flying Nazi flags and chanting Nazi slogans are illegal. Those who publicize, deny or downplay the Nazi massacre of Jews in public may be prosecuted for "incitement" and sentenced to up to five years in prison. At that time, Britain's "popular star" Prince Harry wore a Nazi uniform at a costume party and told others that the Nazi uniforms were "very distinctively designed." Although his words and deeds occurred outside Germany, he was still angrily condemned by the German government and opposition parties. In contrast to the Anti-Nazi and Anti-Criminal Offenses Act, the two Chinese tourists who posed for a Nazi salute in front of the Reichstag clearly violated German law.

It can only be said that the laws of each country are different.