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Madonna...arrested?

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So many of you probably have heard already that in part of Madonna's concert now she hangs herself crucified style from a large glittery mirrored disco cross while wearing a crown of thorns. She uses the song as she shows pictures of dying African kids trying to bring attention to AIDS. Hmmm...i would think the glittery disco ball with a crucified Madge would detract from the images of the African children not enhance them but who am I to say. Needless to say, many people are upset but in Germany the stakes are raised. I guess it is illegal to do anything religiously offensive or something liek that in Germany (prolly b/c of their not so stellar past in that regard) and so she could be jailed for up to 5 years for doing this stunt at her German concert. I guess the prosecutor's office is supposed to have people waiting at the concert to see if she does it and arrest/fine her or whatnot. How crazy! Though you know what, why should she be above the law?
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  1. metalpeter ·

    I don't know the law in Germany. I do know the Nazi party in now illegal. It is ironic that they do all the evil stuff that they do to the Jews and others and now it is Illegal for Someone to stand on a cross. I don't think Madonna is above the law, but what she is doing is art, in a place where anyone who goes has to pay to get in, and most likely knows about the cross part. I'm guessing she will do it and take her chances, I would assume she has a legal team that covers these issues and may have a way for her to get out of it or maybe not.

  2. jason ·

    Well, although I think what she does with the cross is inexcusable and disgusting, I support her free speech rights. Not that they're the same in Germany. But whatever.

  3. joshua ·

    Actually this is a little-known fact about many European countries like France, Germany, etc. - there are actually limits to free speech put in their sets of laws in order to avoid offending people.

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