Man Who Used Hitler Oath On Voicemail Gets Prison Time

The Indy Channel ^ | December 22, 2005 | AP

[Abathar]

VIENNA, Austria -- An Austrian man who used an oath of loyalty to Adolf Hitler for his cell phone voice mail has been sentenced to two months in prison.

Police accidentally came across the message on the 20-year-old's phone in 2004 when they called to question him about a burglary.

Prosecutors said the man had downloaded the offending audio from the Internet and saved it on his cell phone to greet callers when he was unable to answer.

It said: "I swear unswerving loyalty to Adolf Hitler! I swear absolute obedience! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!"

The defendant said that the download was a "spontaneous act" and that he did not fully embrace the meaning of the oath.

He was sentenced to a year in prison for theft and fencing stolen goods, but the court decided to tack on two extra months for using the oath.

There is a law in Austria that makes Nazi propaganda a crime.

"What nonsense," the defendant said as he left the courtroom, according to the Austria Press Agency.

[Abathar]

Poll on page also:

"Do you think the United States should have a law similar to the Austrian law that makes Nazi propaganda a crime?"

30% think we should have that law.

[2banana]

I wonder how the Austrian government feels about National Socialists...I think they should put all of them in jail also...

[Red Badger]

30%? All DUmmies............

[Dead Corpse]

30% think we should have that law.

Ugghh....

Neo-Nazi's are stupid. However, having a law making free speech a crime is even dumber.

[bobjam]

So much for free speech. It's better that this stuff be allowed so that everyone will see and hear these malcontents for the complete bigotted idiots they are.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

30% think we should have that law.

The same 30% probably considers Dubya to be a Nazi because he doesn't think the same as them.

[Sax]

Morons should be allow to say moronic things, that's natures way of identifying them for the rest of us.

[Puppage]

[GunnyHartman]

"Do you think the United States should have a law similar to the Austrian law that makes Nazi propaganda a crime?"

Only if it can be applied to the nation of islam as well.

[JoJo Gunn]

What about Socialist and Communist and Politically Correct and Appeasement propaganda? Just think! We could rid ourselves of every last mentally disturbed hippie and CINO in America.

Still, I want no laws like that. Freedom of Speech means the freedom to offend, and I enjoy the veins popping out on the necks of the Unbathed™.

[rwa265]

Wouldn't that require amending the First Amendment?

[Element187]

oh how nice, they call their criminals on the phone instead of investigating in person..

Officer Shochzski: "Hi. Did you buy chance rob McMillans mansion last? "

Criminal: "Why no.. no i did not.. at least that from what i could recall"

Officer Shochzski: "Oh I am terribly sorry, i must have recieved a bad tip.. you have yourself a great day now"


this scenario would be the ACLU's wet dream for America

[AlexandriaDuke]

Neo-Nazi's are stupid. However, having a law making free speech a crime is even dumber.

Be careful! Don't say that too close to election day in America, you could now get in trouble.

[Paved Paradise]

That's what I think too! I don't care if they swear an oath to Hitler, Stalin, Allah, or Beezlebub himself - it's all the same to me. At least we'll know who to watch out for.....

[Dead Corpse]

LOL... sounds like an excellent reason to grab a soap box.

"You can't do that!!!"
"Oh yeah? Stop me..."

[Al Gator]

It truly is un freakin believable that you can get jail time for the words that come out of your mouth.

Europeans are really stupid.

But then again, insult allah and you die!

What a concept!!

We take our freedoms too much for granted.

[muir_redwoods]

"Free speech is wornderful, it makes it easy to spot the idiots"

Kinky Friedman

[YouPosting2Me]

DON'T CALL HIM! if you don't like it.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Those same 30% undoubtedly believe Fox News Channels falls into the category of Nazi Propaganda. I'm certain they had FNC in mind when they answered that question.

[indcons]

Great pic.....very appropriate for the thread IMO