That does not compute.

It computes quite well.

> It was a 2021 case involving Andy Grote, a local politician, that captured the country's attention. Grote complained about a tweet that called him a "pimmel," a German word for the male anatomy. His complaint triggered a police raid and accusations of excessive censorship by the government.

A police raid for calling a politician a dick. Let it sink.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-online-hate-speech-pros...

	▲	generic92034 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		That was a overall very rarely occurring abuse of power of a politician in charge of leading local law enforcement. It was declared illegal later. And you take that as a proof for what about the whole of Germany?
	▲	abraae 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		A little bit like a country's leader calling for the death penalty for a decorated pilot and astronaut who reminded service members of their duty to reject unlawful orders.