Posted on 05/10/2005 10:41:19 AM PDT by knighthawk
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German prison guard who harassed a black American prisoner while dressed in a Ku Klux Klan-style hood has been suspended, the justice ministry in the western state of Hesse said Tuesday.
Two guards insulted and intimidated the 41-year old American inmate in March, the ministry said. Both were suspended on May 6, three days after the ministry was made aware of the incident.
"I am appalled," said Hesse Justice Minister Christean Wagner, promising a thorough investigation.
In its statement, the ministry did not provide more information about the prisoner. It said he was visited by a U.S. consular official in April after a complaint from his wife.
Hesse is home to several U.S. military bases.
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There is a very thin veneer on Germany's racism.
Based on what a couple of guards did?
Hope people don't jump to the same types of conclusions based on the Abu Graib incident. (...although I already know the answer to that.)
"Based on what a couple of guards did?"
Um, no.
Based on me living there for 2 years in the Army.
I'm white, blue-eyed, and speak German very well.
They opened up to me in ways that curled my toes.
This goes all the way to the top.
Drag Schroeder before the ICC immediately!
Interesting. I was there also for just shy of three years. I'm also white, have green eyes, and speak German.
Apparently, they weren't as open with me.
As soon as I got away from areas frequented by the U.S. Army, the friendlier the natives got.
So was ist mir auch geschehen.
Die deutsche Bevolkerung waren mir auch sehr freundlich; sie haben mir ebenso erklaert, wo die Judenanlage zu finden waren.
OH-, die Deutschen waren genug freundlich.
Froh war es nicht ich gerecht. Moglicherweise (supposed to have two dots over "o") schaute unser Freund fremd.
A couple of future DemocRATS, I see.
I can find the same people here in the states. Don't have to try very hard either.
Not saying that racism doesn't exist in Germany, just saying that an incident of two guards shouldn't necessarily lead to a condemnation of the entire people-- any more than it should in our case.
if you have no umlaut, use oe, ae, etc.
Umlat? I can't spell in English, either. LOL.
Use "oe".
punchline to a joke.
umlaut = "around the sound", it is the way you say oe, as opposed to o
Oh, I know what it is. I just don't have the computer skills to create one.
Sorry. Unfamiliar with the joke. Freepmail it to me-- if it's not something for general consumption, please.
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