Steve Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 An American was attacked in western Germany by a man who shouted "Heil Hitler," police said Thursday. The attacker confronted the 54-year-old American for speaking in English with a woman at a McDonald's restaurant in Gelsenkirchen, in the industrial Ruhr region, police said. The man demanded to know why the two were not speaking German. The woman said her friend did not speak German well, and the American asked, "What's your problem?" Police said the assailant then said: "We are in Germany. German is spoken here," before shouting "Heil Hitler" and raising his right arm. The Hitler salute is illegal in Germany. The American, who was not identified, threatened to call police. As he reached for his cell phone, police said, the stranger head-butted him, and he fell to the floor. The assailant then repeatedly kicked his left ankle. The attacker fled and the American was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. Police released two video surveillance photos showing the suspected assailant and appealed to witnesses to come forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Sounds like more anti-American hatred and a nut case who thinks Hitler was God incarnated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Yeah sounds about right ..imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Seems just a regular run of the mill nut..lol. I know the swastika is banned but is the 'Heil Hitler' phrase as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unit731 Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Just an anecdote. Old fried from school days. He was sentenced to 10 days County Jail - DWI/DUI. (A story for another post). Jail here is for short term. Prison is for long term. Anyway, his perspective is that one does not want to go to jail. He was in a ward of 50 men. Of the 50, about 45 were 18-25 year olds and all of those 45 were "skin heads". With NAZI tatoos all over. A mean lot at best! And as an added note - the guard sits at a desk outside the ward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Not a nice place to be ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Same sort of thing can happen when you speak English in parts of Los Angeles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Imagine if this German Nutcase had ever visited UK, in some places Polish is the main language, double whammy for him. It was bad enough when I saw road signs in Welsh and English when I crossed the border, I'd probably loose it now seeing road signs in Polish and English in rural Cheshire. CS SaidI know the swastika is banned but is the 'Heil Hitler' phrase as well? I was under the impression it is the "Raising of the Right Arm" in a Nazi Salute not the phrase that is illegal (as the report states) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Same sort of thing can happen when you speak English in parts of Los Angeles. What...some German guy kicks you in the ankle? Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 No, man ... they shove a taco in you face ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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