Dog Adolf in Nazi salute

The Sun ^ | Tue, Jul 8, 2003 | ALLAN HALL in Berlin

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A RACIST who trained his dog Adolf to give the Hitler salute outside a school of Asian and Turkish children is facing six months in jail.

Roland Tach, 53, was arrested as the black labrador raised its right paw as mums dropped their kids off in Berlin.

Giving the salute or praising the Nazi regime in public is forbidden in Germany.

But this is believed to be the first time the law has been applied to the owner of an offending animal.

Retired factory worker Tach has waged a daily vendetta against the kiddies.

He waited by the gates with Adolf to yell racist abuse at them, including: “You’re not Aryan. Go home scum.”

Tach would then command “Adolf — Gruss” and his dog would raise his paw.

The Heil Hitler salute was also known as the Hitler Gruss — Hitler greeting — during the 12-year Nazi regime.

Last week Tach fired a gas pistol into the air as Adolf obeyed his order.

One mum at the school in Lichtenrade said: “We were terrified of him.

“He was so objectionable, calling us and the children all manner of names.”

Tach could be fined up to £5,000 on top of a six-month prison sentence.

[Porterville]

You can't give a hand jester in Germany???? I didn't know that.. what a bunch of Nazis

[Porterville]

I guess it's like saying the derogatory word for gays, blacks, Latinos, Asians, or Crackers... our leftist want to keep us from freedom of speech too.

[proudofthesouth]

I've heard others also say that hitler cured inflation and made germans proud of their country in the early days of his reign.

My Mom who grew up in Berlin under Hitler says this also. I've never, ever agreed with her however.

[chadwimc]

Marge Schott may be many things but stupid is not one of 'em. How many teams have *YOU* owned? How many car dealerships do *YOU* own? Schott spends more money on programs that help women in one year than I make in ten years. And, I agree with her. Only sissies and girls wear earrings...

[Sloth]

In the context of WWII and 50+ million DEAD, those laws are not "stupid."

Are you under the impression that freedom of speech causes war and genocide?

[Sloth]

Marge Schott may be many things but stupid is not one of 'em. How many teams have *YOU* owned? How many car dealerships do *YOU* own?

This will become relevant when you show an inverse correlation between wealth and stupidity.

Schott spends more money on programs that help women in one year than I make in ten years. And, I agree with her. Only sissies and girls wear earrings...

Fine. So she's charitable, correct and stupid.

[Guillermo]

No. I'm saying that when Germans get whipped up into a fervor, tanks start rolling.

[Xenalyte]

Roland Tach, 53, was arrested as the black labrador raised its right paw as mums dropped their kids off in Berlin.

Raising his right paw is how the Dread Boston Salty shakes hands. He won't do it when we say, "Sieg Heil," though.

[weegee]

Bizarre PING

[Prodigal Son]

That's interesting. I've heard of other incidents like that here in the UK. In all the time we've lived here, my wife has never encountered that sort of thing- and she works with the public. I wouldn't know whether it's wide spread or not. We've simply never seen it.

[BradyLS]

Reminds me of Der Wellstone Funerally.

[Rodney King]

And, I agree with her. Only sissies and girls wear earrings...

I do too, although I know a boat captain who has a big fishing hook for an earring and it looks pretty tough.

[Rodney King]

We ARE working on banning Communism here, in case you hadn't noticed. That doesn't mean we have to tolerate Nazi revisionists, INCLUDING MORONS WHO SHOOT GUNS IN THE AIR TO TERRIFY CHILDREN WHILE HE HAS HIS DOG, (because he is obviously a typical nazi COWARD) do the salute.

It seems to me that the guy should be locked up forever for terrorizing the kids, and that the dog salute is relatively minor compared to that.

[OESY]

He named his white dog "Jesse".