CBS Joined German Police to Conduct a Raid on a Citizen for Posting a Meme Online
‘It’s 6:01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in northwest Germany’
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ALFONSI (voice-over): "It's 6:01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in northwest Germany. Inside, six armed officers searched a suspect's home, then seized his laptop and cellphone. Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. The crime? Posting a racist cartoon online. At the exact same time, across Germany, more than 50 similar raids played out. Part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany."
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