M8 Yer Dugs A Nazi

[TestMangler]

His dug wasn't really a Nazi. It was a catholic.

[Bean]

Lots of things are subjective,
but discernment is still possible by the use of judgment and the application of principles such as reasonableness.

Yes indeed.

So in this case, where he clearly pre-ambled the video with "this is a joke on my girlfriend, to take something she thinks is cute and make it do something horrific"...

Is it reasonable to convict him for a hate-crime?

I say no, it was a bad joke in poor taste.

Q1: What do you discern from the facts of the case?
Q2: Have you actually watched the original clip of him and the pug?

[Old Greg]

Yes indeed.

So in this case, where he clearly pre-ambled the video with "this is a joke on my girlfriend, to take something she thinks is cute and make it do something horrific"...

Is it reasonable to convict him for a hate-crime?

I say no, it was a bad joke in poor taste.

Q1: What do you discern from the facts of the case?
Q2: Have you actually watched the original clip of him and the pug?

You missed this bit of the context.

A man who filmed a pet dog giving Nazi salutes before posting the footage online has been fined £800.

Mark Meechan, 30, recorded his partner’s pug responding to statements such as “gas the Jews” and “sieg heil” by raising its paw before posting the footage on YouTube in April 2016.

Or is that graun fake news?

[Bean]

You missed this bit of the context.



Or is that graun fake news?

Didn't miss it at all;

Minestrone - this guy gives a take on it;

YouTube

TL;Dr
It was a dark/bad joke, made by someone who prefaced the video with "this is a joke"
The judge didn't agree

So,

Q1: What do you discern from the facts of the case?
Q2: Have you actually watched the original clip of him and the pug?

[Old Greg]

Didn't miss it at all;



So,

Q1: What do you discern from the facts of the case?
Q2: Have you actually watched the original clip of him and the pug?

The context I posted changes the picture significantly. If someone is going to publish such videos on the Internet, then they deserve to be convicted in accordance with the law. If you had wanted to engage honsetly, you would have included the context, rather than just referencing the 'it's just a joke' pre-amble.

[BR14]

His dug wasn't really a Nazi. It was a catholic.

nah, it wis a mason

[TestMangler]

nah, it wis a mason

Did I write Catholic ? My bad. I meant cataholic.

[BR14]

Did I write Catholic ? My bad. I meant cataholic.

well, you should know, living on a distillery i suppose

[TestMangler]

well, you should know, living on a distillery i suppose

Where I live doesn't even have a distillery ! You're thinking of islay

[NotAllThere]

Well, since humour is subjective, all topics are available, or none are.

Self-evident twaddle.

The offensiveness of any statement is subjective. According to your "logic" either everyone is permitted to say anything, or all communication is prohibited.