Not only does 87-year-old Ursula Haverbeck-Wetzel believe that the Holocaust never occurred, she believes that it is “the biggest and most sustainable lie in history,” an assessment she felt comfortable enough to share on German radio before thousands of listeners.
Yet for all her contrarian beliefs, Haverbeck-Wetzel has not once threatened the well-being of another person. Yes, she has had previous run-ins with the law, but in each case she was simply fined or had her sentence suspended. Today, however, she faces punishment that very well exceeds the nature of the act she committed.
Convicted of incitement of hatred by a German court, the 87-year-old has been sentenced to 10 months in prison. Such draconian punishment is part and parcel of Germany’s notoriously tough laws against hate speech, intended to help the country move beyond it’s Nazi past but resulting in the incarceration of people for simply speaking their mind, as regrettable as the contents of said minds might be.
Keep reading to learn more about Germany’s hate speech laws and Haverbeck-Wetzel’s case:
The woman is a fool, but the law is also foolish. It could be misused badly.
She needs a train ride to Auschwitz. She can meet up with survivors and let them tell their stories as they walk the grounds.
Truth and action, Germany is not alone in these type of laws. In fact, England and the EU also have similar laws. Just try to speak out about Islam in England, see what happens.
https://youtu.be/k6C9BuXe2RM
This is rediculous. What about her constitutional rights ????
If you do not have freedom of speech , then you have absolutely nothing.
What’s her rational? Evidence isn’t enough?
This whole world is freaking falling a part
now really 87 for god sake
Maybe she has dementia