We Need To Talk About The "Nazi Pug" Guilty Verdict, New Undercover Videos, and More...

[@PhilipDeFranco]

WTF is evening happening with that first story... AGH. Gotta go jump into some development but leave me your thoughts down below.

[@connormbut9962]

I found the joke quite funny personally

[@dustinadams1394]

I dont know what’s evening going on

[@dquihuis3537]

Thank you for stating your thoughts on the first story Phil and covering everything else. Keep it real! Lets play Rocket League some time!

[@Beunibster]

Why are they so afraid of jokes and criticism? 🤔🤔🤔

[@erikdelgado3112]

Look up KEVIN SHIPP All intelligence agencys are using these Tactics Any one who speaks out there life is in danger

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

If that guy serves even a second behind bars or on house arrest, it’s a complete disgrace. Freedom of speech is disappearing before our eyes.

[@jademerrydown2943]

The UK never had Freedom of Speech, we only have freedom of expression

[@Nick46289]

There was never "Freedom of speech" in Britain. That's the worst part. Learned that not so long ago. I, too, used to think that UK is just like US, but nope. Say what you want about "da 'muricans", but the do appear to have more freedoms than an average person in any country.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox2360]

the 2nd amendment protects all the others

[@kevshorty]

Cody131Coops it will look better when America values a human life more than a gun. A school shooting just happened this morning and yet a dog dying on a plane will make sure that dogs have more protection than humans

[@KarnRulez]

Teddy Baldassarre Freedom of Speech doesn't mean free from consequences

[@I.Fumblebee.I]

"So what are you in for?" "Murder and i raped 3 children, you?" "I made a joke once"

[@BboyKetrio]

OMG x'D hahahahah

[@dserra01]

"I taught a dog to do the nazi salute"

[@dekarispp]

Hmm “I made a shit joke that offended millions of people and the ancestry” still not as severe but definitely doesn’t make him any less of a shitty person

[@michelle-hu9qf]

dekarispp mmm pretty sure you're one of the five butthurt people who were offended by his joke

[@HeinzArsch]

"But are you Muslim?" "No, I made videos about what's wrong with Islam.." "Die." majority muslim inmates beating him dead. (happened before...)

[@61shirley]

Yes, 3 million watched the Nazi Pug video and no one complained according to the court. The police took it upon them selves to raid his house and arrest him. British Jewish comedians are horrified at the courts decision.

[@PoPTV123]

Daniel Bostock sounds like they were fishing

[@61shirley]

PoP TV if you can't find a real Nazi, make them up! That's the only tactic they have

[@TheRyantherenegade]

They actually said that context and intent don't matter.

[@PoPTV123]

Yup they will get what they want no matter what

[@TheRazazel]

making criminals when they can`t get the real criminals. It`s a shame!

[@littlebig4635]

The face of that judge is grossly offensive put him to jail for life

[@stankahuna5271]

that same judge let child molesters off for brutal rapes

[@vegeku93]

But the child molesters story was out of context

[@cilapulapu6065]

I bet that judge would let a Islamic extremist free and not guilty.

[@stegasilas9443]

That judge looks like the ultimate man Karen

[@noneofyourbusiness3288]

The verdict is grossly offensive.

[@j.alexander7554]

haha jail the judge

[@lambertar]

As that wig is...

[@SleepSoul]

One of the worst things to happen to free speech in my country. I'm disgusted.

[@stuartmathews9121]

Simon The Human IIRC we dont have free speech laws in the UK. You have no protection on what you say. The coppers just like to pick an choose. If this guy wasnt white then he'd be free. They've got plenty of hate mongers preaching out there that get away with it. Edit: We dont have constitutionally protected Free Speech

[@itsMalma]

I am ashamed to be living in a commonwealth, tbh fam

[@fakenews6133]

Join the meme war. (Or meme crusade if you prefer) The only ways to change things, is to make yourself heard.

[@jojan8778]

As a Democrat this honestly disgust me too

[@crimsonfker4999]

Stuart Mathews one thing to do;murica.

[@Smilomaniac]

Regarding Dankula: No one reported him, the Scottish police went to a Jewish interest group and asked them to report him, to get a case going. Dankula didn't have any money, so he tried to get a lawyer from the Crown, which he was denied because his girlfriend had an inheritance, but that money is legally bound to be used on a house/property. Additionally, his girlfriend was forced to testify against him or face charges herself. The judge ignored all context related to the video, even what was in it, and decided that Dankula could only be an anti-semite. This is not just a miscarriage of law, it's a persecution of an innocent person while knowing he's innocent.

[@philpenten5181]

Smilomaniac Sources?

[@hxduck]

Yeah I would like sources.

[@TaKKun1123]

I third the motion for sources

[@Smilomaniac]

Mr. Dank himself is the source, you can look up the latest stream by the youtuber "Vee" like 3 quarters in. This is not new though, he's said it several times. By the way, I'm in no way accusing 'the jews' of being evil in any way, it was some race-baiting asshole who happens to be Jewish that the police allegedly went to. Reading my previous post I realize that it may have come off like something along those lines. Mark Meechan in fact states that he's had loads of support from Jewish people, from all over the world. It turns out Jewish people don't mind jokes as there's plenty of real anti-semitism going on.

[@Smilomaniac]

Also it's great to see people asking for sources, it's a distinguished feature of a critical thinker. I assume you do the same in other cases like, oh I don't know, the #metoo victims?

[@TheSwissGabber]

So a guy making YT-Vids get convicted but they have to think about investigating 40 years of child grooming.

[@ItzSuno]

You're a few years late on that one bud.

[@magnus08f250]

Itz Suno Telford

[@keithwinget526]

The verdict on the first story should be overturned and the court should compensate him for the time and suffering. They should then take a good long look in the mirror and ask themselves if they really deserve the judiciary positions they hold. This is disgusting.

[@TheOddSusie]

As a Scottish person this scares me... I never thought something like this would happen in my country... In jail for a joke... What next? Fuck me. Literally Prince Harry dressed as a Nazi as a joke, I expect he'll go to jail too? Bloody awful...

[@TheJttv]

TheOddSusie secular country

[@SaintAlessa]

TheOddSusie so does this mean that if you made an offhand nazi joke to a friend and someone overheard and reported you, you’d go to jail? Or is it just because he posted it on the internet that the government got so angry?

[@ethans2393]

This is getting increasingly common, unfortunately. I'm in the US where we do have some protection against this, but our Bill of Rights is under constant attack by many on the left and it's disheartening.

[@JamesAllenQuinn]

Man. I wish there was something we could do.

[@anduncan15]

Following this story, I NEVER thought he would have been convicted. And that law is written so vaguely that anyone can determine what is "grossly offensive, indecent, obscene, or of menacing character." Geez, I can't believe this.

[@bungusz]

*1984 INTENSIFIES*

[@MrSaunamies95]

tucdfark And its sequel, 2018

[@HyJENNist]

I’m out. I’m going to live with the book people.

[@randomcitizen3939]

You sir made my day.

[@CarlosLopez-ch6bu]

Thomas Lewis local man proves himself to be illiterate

[@danielospitia3277]

Everything is 1984 to everyone nowadays

[@mg-ve2zf]

one of the things that bothers me the most is that people are calling him a nazi when he called nazis the least cute thing he could think of.

[@epicwoad8999]

They do look cool though.

[@HeilIsrael]

6 years later, same leftists are actually being racist against jews

[@ErickKhan]

Markus should seek asylum in another country. How is one not a political prisoner when their right to free speech has been violated?

[@TheHipisterDeer]

Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that countrys under the UN (United Nations) has the right to freedom of speech. Britan is part of it but then again so is russia and look how totalitarian they are.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Dragonk116 So the Scottland Police are in the wrong? Or no?

[@Glaswalker1001]

Dragonk116, EVERY country is limiting your "freedom of speech". Try inciting violence or slandering people in the US and go for the free speech defense. Won't do you any good.

[@culliusswagner9499]

No, he's standing where he is as a political standpoint

[@MP-oj9tk]

Free speech isn't a guaranteed right in the UK.

[@SargonofAkkad]

Count Dankula did nothing wrong.

[@RPfau1]

Want to come to my birthday party?

[@KromeDrone]

Of course he did nothing wrong Sargon. The court system clearly doesn't know the different between right and wrong.

[@NarrowMullen]

Sargon of Cuckkad

[@psyclops973]

Shadilay Brother Sargon

[@miikomakes8083]

i have to agree with you i normally dont but i completely agree

[@UltraViolenceDoom]

Who is the real criminal here? A guy who makes a joke or a system that ruins his life for making said joke? Real criminals physically hurt innocent people. This system is physically and emotionally hurting an innocent man. The law is guilty.

[@shivampatil7212]

UltraViolence but can't argue with logic against the sjw for them this guy is equivalent to hitler

[@j.p.8137]

He could've used or said something else as a joke. I know it's dark humour but he should know the consequences of such actions. He had time to edit then post said so video on the internet. That being said, I don't agree with his punishment though

[@freedrick5206]

Sitting on Ceilings right

[@UltraViolenceDoom]

Job Marc Angelo Pastor What point are you even arguing? This whole thing is ridiculous because of the punishment. Making a joke, no matter what the joke is, should not lead to an arrest unless you've physically hurt someone. Who cares if the joke was wrong? If you don't like what the guy said then call him an asshole and move on, that's all that is needed here.

[@vikneshmaniam5618]

duster .....you do realize that you are being ultra ironic right. You are trying to say you are on Count's side while saying something totally opposite of what he was saying.

[@duvaldrummer]

I was raised Jewish, had many distant relatives murdered during the Holocaust and I find what this guy is going through absolutely disgusting. I don't care if he meant what he was saying, or not, he doesn't deserve this at all. This is what happens when political correctness goes awry. Hope and pray this nightmare ends soon for him.

[@kxyoto8541]

My man

[@HappyDaClown187]

xkyolani I instantly pictured the principal from Rick and Morty when I read your comment

[@prettypointlessvideo]

GG thanks For thinking with your brain! unlike our government on this issue...

[@ClimptonDiddlehopper]

Hell even Israel lightened up and lifted his travel ban.

[@MRBIGPOLLOCKS]

duvaldrummer nice to see someone who the media would say this offends offended by what they’ve have portrayed him as

[@arty6060]

I've literally heard 100s of horrible things come out of people's mouths as a joke, stuff way worse and way more offensive than what Count posted on KZbin, but you don't see me going to the police and touting on them saying it's 'hate speech' because THEY DIDN'T FUCKING MEAN IT. The fact that the courts don't understand satire is fucking scary.

[@aphidamas1]

Nobody even complained about the video. The police made the arrest of their own volition.

[@RockBandRS]

Have you looked in the comment sections of SNL or anything? A shockingly large amount of people don't understand satire.

[@tehtehkhantengames8580]

"1984 was a warning, not an instruction manual"-George Orwell probably

[@emmaceleste94]

Macros20 according to the defense no one even complained. The only person they could find to be offended was a person who is literally professionally offended. (The police force advisor for hate crime)

[@thepackable]

May be the judge is a nazi?

[@tarrantwolf]

It's time for the UK government to be charged with being "grossly offensive".

[@nativedaughter9723]

Count dankula did nothing wrong. #FreeDankula

[@aliceanduril4888]

Native Daughter I absolutely agree

[@VailAn-Tek]

Native Daughter seriously this is the stupidest thing

[@lumarious]

Throwing a man in prison because they don't like his jokes... Umm, isn't that categorically inhumane? How are we letting this happen?

[@TheSynniam]

Lumarious B it’s in the UK not the USA, I don’t think the UK have anything about a ruling being inhumane. I could be wrong though.

[@Kapsyloffer]

Pixel Faxe, that's the definition of Facism.

[@Violablacks]

Logan Paul: exploits dead body of suicide victim, tazes the body of animals he killed still a golden boy Random unfamous comedian: one joke about how nazis are horrible, goes to jail.... Smh really now people?

[@Glaswalker1001]

Aerin Amelia, different countries have different laws. I know that may come as a shock to you, but that's how the world works.

[@Violablacks]

Yes im fully aware other countries have different laws its exactly my point, in Japan its illegal to film a dead body and in the us extreme animal cruelty is illegal, both are crimes paul commited. Actual crimes, while the other was grossly misinterpreted comedy.

[@kaiyabou]

Aerin Amelia THANK YOU

[@capness1228]

Holy shit... how can we get Paul to do a tour in the UK? He'll get the death sentence within a week.

[@SkyZiCloudEchoXennin]

capness1228 More like a death sentence in a couple of hours.

[@graciec.9803]

Monty Python had a ton of Nazi jokes that were basically the same concept except with way more time and money put in and on BRITISH TELEVISION

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Monty Python will soon be banned in the UK. Don't worry.

[@gadenp81]

Difference is the the producers of Month Python are not easy scape goats that they can slaughter to fulfill their political agendas. This guy is... that goat ...

[@Warrka4]

Except Monty Python were 1)clearly jokes and 2) didn't support nazi's in any way shape or form, they were always jokes against them. This douchebag was clearly supporting them then crying "joke" when he realized he screwed up. 5 years is probably a stretch but giving him a slap on the wrist and saying "bad boy" will just have him on youtube next month making more nazi propganda.

[@TierDvik]

You are a troll or extrememly braindead if you think it WASNT a joke. How is him saying the dog is doing the WORST thing he could think of being in support of Nazis? Seriously...

[@SmallFry01]

Phantom42 I hope you're not serious. He even said IN the video, that 'the worst thing' he can think of, are nazis. If he didn't think it was something bad, why would it even be funny to teach the dog?

[@JESSEverything]

Does this mean Pewdiepie would be arrested if he entered the UK? When Jordan Peterson talks about Marxists ideologues taking control of universities and government, this is exactly the kind of thing he is talking about. The Count Dankula story might not seem very important to the average person at first glance, but it might end up being one of the most important turning points for freedom of speech in the history of the UK.

[@citral5111]

H e L i v e s I n t h e U k

[@Nortwin2]

he lives in brighton, same rules apply

[@JESSEverything]

So they are afraid to go after people with a large voice, but will gladly go after the common man.

[@boddtodkins3652]

Jordan Peterson just has a weird fixation on everything bad in society being the result of Marxism because of his personal experience dealing with liberal college kids. Here in the US the social conservatives are still the most successful censors. They are still the most active in banning books. Only a few years back they kicked a guy off the internet for taking a photo of himself engaged in a mock sexual act with a statue of Jesus. They gave him probation and hundreds of hours of community service, and were seeking to put him in jail for 2 years over a silly photo.

[@boddtodkins3652]

Christopher Triplet - www.christianpost.com/news/teen-who-desecrated-jesus-statue-gets-probation-community-service-and-is-banned-from-using-social-media-127586/

[@driftjunk]

That judge should be in jail soon, I am grossly offended by his verdict.

[@lordpikachu4617]

you took the word right out of my mouth

[@LordVader1094]

He looks like an idiot with that wig on, too.

[@JosephWThompson]

A man could face jail time for making a joke? How is that fair? The more you try and censor something the more power you're giving it.

[@zomdiehunter115]

Joseph W. Thompson I know right it's seemingly like the UK will the government anyways is becoming like the Nazis or the USSR or generally any country with political leader that killed many people like a couple thousand of people for one reason or another

[@clous8660]

Joseph W. Thompson couldn't have said it better myself

[@irkmcspamtroll2556]

Germany has been jailing people for similar things for a long time. No one ever brings that up.

[@bleh8789]

Joseph W. Thompson libtards for ya

[@BatteredWalrus]

ExtremeCynic wtf you do realise the conservative government we've had since 2012 is a RIGHT WING PARTY I'm left wing and even i think this is a bullshit prosecution, that shouldn't have happened the guy made a joke, this is simply fucktards in the court not understanding context in a joke.

[@ScarfeeEdits]

The first story is not only horrid at the moment, but also a horrendous precedent for future trials of the similar sort... Someone said something offensive - let's sentence them in court for it? Where the fuck is the freedom of speech in THAT?

[@Real_SkyRipper]

UK has no rights or anything now, it's a horrible place, they even stoped a Canadian report from entering the country because she was a little offensive to them lol, i bet they won't let me in the country for saying this too.

[@fante9]

not just offensive, GROSSLY OFFENSIVE!

[@adamerickson1313]

Preach

[@guardianofnarnia3962]

Pssst. Hey liberals. Yes, you! George Orwell wrote a book called 1984. It's a book entirely written about you. Congrats on making his fictional world a reality!

[@mccormicka80]

F us is not the only country that have freedom of speech. Even America freedom of speech is sometimes limited

[@RoximRox]

I find the Judge's ruling to be a joke. The utter disregard for the spirit of the law and justice is something I find "grossly offensive". Can we now put him in a years long legal battle landing him in jail? More seriously, does UK have an appeals process?

[@josephbrennan9712]

Count Dankula made two appeals, both of which were rejected on the grounds that there was "No possible reason to overturn the ruling/conviction" Literally, even murderers and rapists get appeals. But apparently, edgy jokes are too much

[@gregai8456]

Kind of ironic the Judge is against Nazis but sentencing someone for humor and defending his free speech based on context doesn't register as fascism.

[@98Dreadboy]

The judge did his job poorly, you act like a judge has 0 bias at all but this judge clearly has.

[@ProxyDoug]

The ironic part is that the judge stood by the right of Nazis to not be offended.

[@ellipsisms]

It's ludicrous that he was found guilty

[@diablofdb]

that's what you get when you put liberals in power.

[@matthewuzhere]

Diablo FDB lol this isn't a party thing. I'm a liberal and I agree that this is bullshit.

[@natidaho4686]

The verdict was Grossly offensive

[@jamiemohan2049]

+Matthew G I think what he means is the extreme oversensitive control freaks that have high jacked what being a liberal is. These aren't proper liberals yet are been given a lot of coverage by the media. These types even think the classic liberal is a nazi.

[@astraightwhitenail7412]

Matthew G are you an American liberal or an European liberal?

[@jessus1026]

*UK:* Has a massive human trafficking problem that spans decades back *Also UK:* Spends time and money on convicting an edgy memelord over an subjectively insensitive joke The UK sure has their priorities straight!

[@joelleinoma]

I don't agree with the guy getting sentenced, but that comparison really made no sense. They can do both at once lol

[@alberich3099]

they could but decided not to. According to internal memos of the Metro-police people were known for trafficing people and selling children as sexslaves but were not persecuted because they feared the police would look racist. (I know there was more to it but this argument was used and stood out) That is why that comparison is valid. www.rotherham.gov.uk/downloads/file/1407/independent_inquiry_cse_in_rotherham www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/sikh-group-calls-for-politicians-and-media-to-stop-using-term-asian-to-describe-rotherham-grooming-a6901166.html

[@blindeagleace3629]

Jessica Ustas You could say the same thing about any country. No one country has its priorities straight. Especially when ones “priorities” is usually subjective.

[@JokerL1000]

The UK ran the slave trade so human trafficking is more than a few decaded old.

[@LDwestwood1986]

Lets not make this all about Black people bloody hell

[@the.internet]

THIS is what gets cartoonists murdered. That judge and all involved are despicable. I guarantee that if a Muslim posted a video screaming death to all infidels, the person arrested would be the guy/gal who posted a video reply calling the OP a moron and offending their feelings. This is a dark, dark time we live in and you can thank the neo-leftists for this. Freedom of speech, expression and the Internet is not only under attack - but those attacking are winning. I'd like very much to get involved with secular, humanist, etc. organisations who fight for freedom of speech and are against true hate - that displayed by the very scum the comedian was poking fun at (nazis, islam, the far-left, antifa, etc.) Any recommendations of organisations to follow would be appreciated.

[@lolbruhmoment80]

Not just Islam but all religion. These beliefs in Gods are continuing to keep humanity in the dark ages, especially Christianity

[@turosechil8798]

Nah Islam is the only one that gets away with it Donny, most countries are scared shitless instead of standing up for their citizens. Human greed and short sightedness are the real problem, religions in general not so much (beside the cult of Islam).

[@HladgerdKissinger]

Yeah, Muslim grooming gangs in the UK have recently been reported to have raped over a million young underaged women, and I can show you the reports for this. And the UK only arrested nine men. It's terrible.

[@CelticSaint]

One of the men was sentenced to 22 in prison. He he about to be released after serving 5 YEARS!!!

[@MasterLPG]

Maybe you radical republicans and extremist nationalists should keep your guns in check and preventing people being murdered in masses and supporting a gun organisation that encourages this type of mindset before criticising other countries policies and ways of thinking, thanks. :)

[@xenia_orozco]

That judge's wig is grossly offensive...

[@ma5cm6g18]

Lmfao

[@ElCatrinMuerto]

That's it arrest the judge. His wig hurt my feelings.

[@holysecret2]

Self-evidently

[@St1ckY72]

Your comment is grossly accurate.

[@baguettethief561]

Xenia Orozco I

[@jacobevans5188]

That judges decision is “grossly offensive” to me

[@InquisitorThomas]

Jacob Evans and his wig is just gross

[@David-ok5ek]

lock up the judge for hate speech

[@mikemut89johnson52]

Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will put me in jail.

[@mrlilmatt123]

*If you live in the UK* It's so embarrassing, we look pathetic to the rest of the world on so many fronts at the moment D: F*** it, i'm moving to the US

[@TheOtherHuemin]

I'd rather get the sticks and stones

[@MinReiSakato]

I'm so glad you covered Dankula and i agree completely

[@silvarrensol8370]

It’s official: Making fun of Nazis in Scotland is now illegal.

[@icameheretolaughatyou4820]

That brave judge stood up for the poor, oppressed Nazis. Maybe now the UK can have Nazi representation in congress.

[@barbossa8142]

+Silvarren Sol - But Nazism itself isn't. Stupid people will always take away from the narrative while simultaneously shifting their attention towards those who jab about awful people.

[@ToastKnight_]

I mean, when the joke revolves around the idea that "Nazis are bad" then you lock him up for that, shit doesn't make sense to me.

[@CloppingIsMyThing]

Toast Knight The judge just supports the Nazi ideology. That's why this verdict was given, not because he doesn't understand a joke he was just offended that he picked on Nazis

[@ETBrooD]

Evil people are often not aware that they're evil, like when they harm their enemies for mocking them they think they're actually doing society a service even though they're just proving their enemies right by being evil.

[@BingleFlimp]

The mental gymnastics of the prosecution is amazing. They argue that the pug being cute and Nazis being bad wasn't the focus of the video. They argue that the pug was just a prop from which Dank used to try and sneak nazi rhetoric into the mainstream. Not only is it tyrannical that they can jail a man for a joke but it's also really fucking patronising that, if their crazy theory was true, they think that we the public would be swayed towards Nazi ideology because the video had a fucking pug in it.

[@JennaBeelack]

god, i'm Scottish, and i am so, so ashamed of the whole Count Dankula situation. there is no excuse for convicting a man for making a dumb joke (regardless of whether or not you thought it was funny).

[@jamesheyworth3566]

I live in the U.K. The problems I have with the first story is: 1, offensive is subjective , what one person find offensive another would not. 2, grossly is immeasurable , where do you draw the line, some people will find somethings grosser than others and one court to the next will mark the grossness graph at extreme opposite ends, or obviously somewhere in the middle. 3, it is a joke this time. What happens if I wish to stand up and speak about the grooming gangs around my nation ,and I speak my mind about who I think ,or know who they are. The said group can then say they are " grossly offended" and if they are a protected group they will be listened to. Let's be honest it is easier to arrest one vocal person over a group of angry " offended" individuals. This has already happened in my country and this is going to make that a whole lot easier now. This is a sad time indeed. For 70 years the British and British comedy have been having a pop at the Nazis. Even our own HRH Prince Harry dressed as a Nazi officer at a fancy dress party, with consequences admittedly ,but this happened . How can people have a pop at the Nazis without mentioning the Jews?? Comment on there smart dress sense. Marvel at the fantastically engineered weapons of war, see cannot be done. You can only poke fun at an evil organisation by commenting on the evil they have committed. Thank you for sticking with me for a minute or two.

[@darienford860]

The video is still on KZbin but KZbin disabled comments, likes, and gives you this big warning sign before watching. Meanwhile I can watch soft porn and fights on KZbin without a warning. How ironic

[@Robert5hw]

You can watch bootlet foreign movies with hard porn scenes in them on KZbin

[@DustyyBoi]

Robert but not a Nazi pug, that's just too far

[@lightningonlycommentsonce5824]

I once watched a video where a middle eastern guy got sniped in the eye, It was gruesome, He was on the floor gasping with blood pouring out, Dying. Yet no warning before the video. I'm more worried that I wasn't effected in anyway while watching then it not having a warning.

[@Zer0Hour17]

I think you are all missing something in this case. What if that pug decides to follow through with the things he was tought? What if that pug reforms the 3rd Reich. This is no laughing matter. Now all Jewish people will have to live in fear of this tiny pug until it passes.

[@TigerBears11]

Woah dude, careful. You might get thrown in jail over a joke!

[@revertrevertz5438]

Believe or not that is very similar to what the prosecution was arguing. They said that the Pug could fill stadia with Nazi sympathizers and start a new holocaust. Completely idiotic, but true

[@MiracleMira]

I'm Jewish - let it come at me bro with all of his pug cuteness lol

[@F3tchKitty]

my rapist isnt in jail but he is. thats cool.

[@BasilNUmeh]

Oof.

[@URAGOOFUS]

@@goora1866 no solid evidence for mark to be in jail lol

[@Nananananaheckyes]

This is what happens when the judicial system is so far behind the culture... As it stands now, internet irony + edgelord humor (even those with an actual "this a joke" disclaimer like in this pug case) can be taken far too seriously by the criminal justice system. Problem is the people in charge are ~60 years old, and (internet) culture is changing too fast for the laws or these more mature lawmakers to keep up. Yikez.bikez

[@elcactusdelamuerte506]

Sarah The thing is uk main stream comedians are a lot worse, it's bs

[@Rensune]

Sarah No, this is what Happens when SJWs takeover your culture.

[@Stekcer]

Sarah I have no idea where you live, but where I live, it’s only young people pushing for thought control. Boomers are largely pro-free speech. If you look at polls, free speech is losing ground a little by every generation. Simply put, we have collectively forgotten why free speech is important, and it will no doubt end poorly.

[@Nananananaheckyes]

It is a difference of age. If you look at the judge's statement it's one of an older person who doesn't understand the nuances of internet humor. Of course the law in Britain is different, but within that law there is a certain amount of interpretation allowed; a judge more knowledgeable of internet humor would have found him not guilty due to the intent of the joke and the joke being more at the expense of nazis than anyone else. The judge was unable to tell that the joke was more along the lines of "a pug doing nazi salute, ABSURD" instead somehow seeing it as "yes, let the pugs spread our agenda." That's not an issue of left wingers, it's an issue of humorless, behind-the-times judges

[@IronicalChronical]

Wermhats Wormhat thats the problem with nanny state UK, Laws like these are unjust and must be fought against

[@thebigbison9949]

“So what are you in for?” “I told a joke.”

[@jurgenrembold8379]

Hardcore

[@JennaLeigh]

That poor guy....I am honestly STUNNED they didn't arrest the dog too! The joke was clearly anti Nazi. Absolutely insane.

[@ChaosStep]

Oh how times, and DeFranco, have changed.

[@JustThatLauren]

That's so genuinely stupid. The point was he said it was the *worst* thing he could think of. Which means he thinks it's terrible. Clearly not anti semitic.

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

Exactly, the fact that he so clearly states nazis are bad things in the video honestly makes me wonder what lesson they're trying to teach. Why send him to prison!?

[@vilecrocodile9171]

In some parts of Africa you can be arrested for witchcraft if your dog is a demon. Congratulations UK, your civilization has regressed to that level XD

[@Millerbros3]

I would say that I want to punch that judge in the face, but I'd probably be arrested in the UK for that.

[@chorosso5259]

nah don't worry, just say he was a nazi and they'll prosecute him without researching it any further.

[@HazardNP]

You do realise freedom of speech, even in america, doesn’t apply to direct threats of bodily harm

[@AtopLeap]

Nah, the judge would probably get arrested for defending himself. Our country in a nutshell.

[@mudguts77]

HazardlyNP, you do realize that "I'd like to punch that judge in the face" is different than "I'm going to punch that judge in the face" or "somebody please punch that judge in the face". Unfortunately, this case exemplifies the reality that there are some people that desperately need to have severe bodily harm done to them. Sic semper tyrannis.

[@releasethekraken5039]

Unless the judge happens to be a nazi

[@son_ofthe_wolf5930]

#FREECOUNTDANKULA!

[@iangoodman2228]

I disagree with the verdict, but there's something oddly satisfying seeing these haughty "it's just a joke bro" types throwing a collective tantrum and getting their panties in a knot.

[@rachelhope7194]

www.change.org/p/the-police-free-count-dankula

[@antiochusiiithegreat7721]

Does anyone understand the joke was at the expense of Nazis? Even if someone is a nazi or a communist they still have the right to free speech. This why we need the bill of rights. To protect speech people don't like.

[@JEMHull-gf9el]

Hey UK, 1984 was a warning not an instruction manual!

[@RobertStoll]

Funny story. Orwell wrote 1984 based on what he saw the UK government doing. So really, this is just basic British governance.

[@Nerdynoob5z]

As someone with Aspergers Syndrome I worry every day about free speech. There are times when I have gone over the line and not even realized it. Seeing a government basically say if someone finds it offensive you go to jail terrifies me.

[@aiden5star5]

that falls under a mental health act. unless you physical hurt someone your "safe"

[@StinkyOrnstein]

Bird Person That's why I purposely "offend" everyone. But in a way that I'm not vulnerable to the "law".

[@NivMizzetFiremind]

Bird Person Me too, I can't even argue with the madness without worry that I'll be jailed. It's getting worse by the day. :(

[@aiden5star5]

then you walk a fine line weeaboo.

[@JT-qk9kn]

Bird Person SAME. Im hinestly terrified that im gonna go to jail simply because of some jokes ive made on social media or arguments ive had with alt lefties.

[@Vendetta645]

Not only does that ruling need to be overturned, but the judge should be publicly shamed and fired. Ideally those hate-speech laws should be abolished as well.

[@jimsid1]

Bjarke Haldrup Sorry hate speech laws are not going anywhere and hopefully they will get stronger. You want free roaming dangerous extremism that threatens minorities and breeds more extremism ? Move to the US if you are not already there. We wont have any of that nonsense.

[@CommanderX1125]

Swing and a miss there, billy, swing and a miss. You wish to talk of roaming extremism that breeds hate, and violence eh? It takes all of 10 seconds to find violent actions and calls for violence by some of your minorities, the "refugees". I hate to be the bearer of bad news for you, but as far as I know, in the US it is a crime to call for violence and to discriminate on any grounds. I'm sorry you want to have a noose around your neck every time you say even a minor thing, that can be tightened and yanked like a choke chain of a dog for even something such as a joke. I pity you.

[@lelovibes]

As Matt Christiansen said, having my hands around my ears is not the same as putting tape over your mouth. I can't possibly understand jimsid1's reasoning in defending hate speech laws and hoping they will "get stronger". Don't you see that what is offensive to you may not be offensive to me? Or maybe that what is offensive to someone else more sensitive than yourself may not be offensive to you? And yet creating laws around *subjective* opinions seems to be the popular thing to do in Europe and Canada today. The ability to speak and communicate freely is paramount to being able to even determine what is and what is not offensive. Limiting the words a person can speak is equivalent to limiting the thoughts they think.

[@garrettpohl1310]

Totally agree with you on the first story, Philip. By the court's own logic anyone who has ever played Cards Against Humanity with their friends has committed a crime.

[@calebmorris1170]

I’m so pissed off that those old farts in the court, think that he was actually serious.

[@SlackerMagician]

it's a much darker situation than that. they are just coming up with excuses to push through the new hate speech laws

[@calebmorris1170]

Slacker Magician yeah that’s true. And horrifying

[@arpukar]

nazi pug is offensive? really?but the guy that goes around the town threw water in people's faces where the amid acid attacks happened is a-okay?alright then.

[@pohi6428]

It wasn’t okay, his entire channel was shutdown.

[@jimpachi98]

B. Teddy THIS. That guy is an actual prick, and by this extremely low standard of what is apparently worth hauling people for, he should be the one arrested

[@NA-sb7xz]

50 bucks says 2022 Philly D would disagree with himself and condemn this. BET

[@Vienticus]

Hey, I'm a moron, can I be a judge in the UK also?

[@andrewndify]

Vienticus sorry but you typed a proper sentence you are not moronic enough.

[@Turbopasta]

Sorry, you're overqualified

[@shanbannan17]

ye I live in Sweden I bet its the same here in Sweden you can scream I hate all men like Sara Larson did in the live tv show but I bet if I do the same as a white male you go to jail as a white male all I have seen so far ar laws and hate added to our countrys for us white men if this dude was black you wouldnt even here about it

[@zerimor6ren470]

Do you own a silly wig? If not no uk judge for you.

[@sherbatt4769]

ur nt mornic enuf u nead too hav too tiep mor stoopidr

[@GlidingBoulder]

That "Judge" is grossly offensive.

[@mikeshark8869]

More like offensively gross.

[@Gluteus.Maximus]

That judge is a nazi

[@toripersonal]

That first story is absurd. Me and my friends at secondary school in the UK make WAY worse jokes, and to think these jokes are now punishable crimes is utterly terrifying. They should spend more time on the actual racists like the ones on the Scotland campus a few weeks ago.

[@MoonScentedHoonter]

The judge seems to be out of touch with what seems to be funny with youth; why should that bleed into his job. He's a disgrace to the court system.

[@Wolfblaz13]

You mean, they should spend their time on ACTUAL crimes instead of joke/thought policing? Such as the organized rapes of 1,400 children by the same rape gang between 1997 and 2013. The police knew about it, but didn't want to act for fear of appearing "racist". And no, this is not theOnion.

[@SupaNami]

WTF is wrong with the UK?

[@thislullaby143]

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" -Evelyn Beatrice Hall

[@zomdiehunter115]

thislullaby143 yes

[@thislullaby143]

Prophet of the Holy Flying Spaghetti Monster It’s in The Friends of Voltaire.

[@celinak5062]

BlueSun2010 +

[@christianstadler6099]

Yeah Voltaire said it first

[@JungkookxSim]

Evelyn Beatrice Hall said it in the biography of Voltaire “The Life of Voltaire” he didn’t say it

[@RAZ0RGAM1NG]

Well I THINK its “grossly offensive” that the judge thinks that that joke is "grossly offensive" so therefore he should receive jail time according to his own ruling... 😉 lolol some (probably most) people in power are so hilariously ignorant, gutless, and dishonorable its makes me actually rofl

[@dylantylicki3336]

This is why freedom of speech is our first and most important amendment, ridiculous

[@kieranb1539]

Definitely a thing I would prefer to be a thing in the UK, as someone who lives here.

[@MrJakeKale]

The really worrying thing about the Dankula verdict for me is the people cheering it. Do they really not see the terrible precedent being set here? Do they really think they'd be immune to a similar miscarriage of justice?

[@lordevyl8317]

NPCs

[@MerchantGhost]

So can we sue the judge for his decision being "grossly offensive"? I'm personally fucking disgusted with him, so someone should go to prison, right?

[@urmaker]

Our founding fathers would approve of that judge's hair style.

[@thetitanian5544]

urmaker wig

[@TheChasamSoda]

urmaker it's called a wig

[@MrAVENGER901]

urmaker Didnt expect to see you here!Love your videos!

[@dankpank9594]

Still sporting the powder wig. I'll give it a "Here-Here!"

[@francesweetman]

It’s a wig, british judges and barristers are required to wear them

[@splinte111]

The funniest shit about the count dankula trail is that there were literally no testimonies from people who actually got offended or hurt by the video only some minority representitives dude.

[@ralpherdoo]

splinte111 3 million views not one complaint.

[@meanbean1616]

Incoming phillyD apology video for supporting dank

[@thatonguy2407]

The count dankula thing is just dumb, he says in the video that he turned the dog into the least cute thing ever, nazis, sounds pretty anti-nazi to me

[@ZValenT]

I love how there are all these allegations of child paedophilia within the government and church yet they decide to arrest Count Dankula due to an obvious joke

[@longtrang5706]

Free daddy dank

[@jordon6855]

Sitting on Ceilings in the UK we don't have any form of free speech our country is a joke and has been for the last 10+ years.

[@dankdankeryetdanker2726]

Daddy Dank is innocent.

[@ixhilkalaskiiver792]

fREEEEdom for DANKHEART

[@CoopzVideo]

My cousin is friends with this guy, I just saw her posting about it on Facebook not long before this video went up. She's a law student and is furious with the way this has been handled and the outcome. I sent her a link to this video and suggested perhaps they start a petition or something and that Phil might be willing to help raise awareness of it to try and get this ridiculous verdict thrown out.

[@purplekissy]

I think if they convict a man for making a Nazi joke they should arrest the dog too because he participated in the joke and that makes equal sense because this is just dumb. Also does it not kind of feel like the judge is defending Nazi's? He's essentially saying don't put Nazi's in a bad light or else you go to jail, that's super unsettling.

[@ayylmao4806]

I am absolutely horrified that you can be arrested for this. Utterly disgraceful. Makes me want to leave the UK to be honest

[@GoldenMechaTiger]

Ayy Lmao dont run. fight

[@TheSicariuss]

Watch out, this might be offensive

[@brodyupton9155]

Ayy Lmao I live in England and if that happens to me ill call bullshit

[@EgoBrain1]

Brody Upton You'll call bullshit from jail it seems...

[@brodyupton9155]

Get Over It I'd go to other prisoners and say "I made a joke about nazi's" they will clear

[@StarlightDragon]

It is offensive and immoral that the government can arrest a man for a comedy act.

[@charliemilroy6497]

People should be up in arms about this ruling and how we are being controlled into not criticizing the state supported doctrines. Religious people can't have special protection if their ideas are nonsense

[@flightevolution8132]

"comedy act"

[@td6910]

Freedom Panic this echos the laws that are currently in place in the Middle East. Way to go America!

[@mattrountree.]

United Kingdom, not America. Thanks.

[@nathanstanhope5314]

It honestly seems like this guy is being put on a chopping block for no reason.

[@evanlferguson]

my Mum and Dad painted a 'hitler moustache' on me when I was a few months old and took a picture to laugh at- keeping in mind I'm 1/4 Austrian. This would likely be considered child abuse and illegal nowadays which is ridiculous. This is fucking horrendous. Dear God, my country is truly fucked.

[@birdmn9930]

Evan Leigh I once drew a Swastika and had all my personal hobbies/interests probed by my school. They wanted to know if I played 'shooting games'. I'm glad my mother thought the same as I did and weedled us out ASAP..

[@zomdiehunter115]

Evan Leigh yeah you're not the only one America is heading that way at the fucking speed of light

[@georginadangerfield6266]

Dane Potmo how could a baby a few months old remove it...

[@chimps-h3v]

Dane Potmo 69 street 420

[@allahbless2278]

Georgina Dangerfield That comment flew right over your head wow

[@standoughope]

Convicted guilty by a man wearing a wig with no sense of humor... welcome to the Twilight Zone y'all. 😂 🤣

[@amizan8653]

Poor count Dankula, damn... This is beyond absurd

[@timjennings8152]

maybe we should sue the UK courts for their decision being "GROSSLY OFFENSIVE"

[@mishkarae]

I'm all for that ^o^

[@synapses9973]

"what're you in for?" "I made a video of a Nazi pug." "That's it youre on soap duty for the rest of the week."

[@josephburkhardt2144]

It sucks to live in a world where someone can be arrested for hurting someone else's feelings

[@harleyphillips8234]

I am Jewish and non of that is anti-semitic I actually found the video very funny. This whole thing is stupid I hope he gets appealed

[@AirWolf2301]

The best part is you are not the only one, there are many people who support him. people on the right support him for "freedom of speech" while people on the left do not support the court because they believe this case is just stupid. NO ONE complained in the court against him, it was court/police/media(and not even all of the media, a lot of them think this is a shit show and don't want to be part of this) against a joke.

[@bseligson1]

I’m also Jewish. Do I think the over all video was a smart thing to make, no. So I think that it is a little offensive, maybe. Do I think this is a fare punishment, no. He really shouldn’t have been punished at all and at the most he should have been forced to go to a class or something to show how this could be offensive to others.

[@harleyphillips8234]

AirWolf2301 it's good to see that we see eye to eye on most of us however I would argue that is not offensive to point out the Holocaust was that horrible thing which I think he was doing in the humorous way. No that wasn't objective for his video however is the point he gets across with his humour. But I know personally how some people in our community feel about the holocaust so I understand your offence. I do not agree with it bit I understand it

[@FionaOfMountLawley]

Sorry,.... "he gets appealed". What does that mean ? Marcus Meacham's crime isn't being a prick (which he is), it's being a sufficiently stupid prick that society will benefit from his quarantine from the gene pool for a year.

[@keanunmoskaluk3518]

Harley Phillips I’m a French Jew, we got the worst of the Nazis. And My grandparents where in death camps. Survived luckily. And that joke made me nearly piss myself laughing. There’s a line between a joke and a ill person.

[@shenbiibiraumpaul310]

This is why the constitution is so important. People don’t realize how lucky we are to have freedom of speech. Even if some people use it to be racist or bigoted, it’s worth it. Freedom isn’t a choice it’s a necessity.

[@cryptic_daemon_]

Shenbiibi Rampaul Thank fuck James Madison existed

[@9999ping]

also a right to a speedy trial, his time in court having been delayed 2 yrs should be punishment enough even though that in itself is unjust.

[@treeforged9097]

We don't have freedom of speech because of a piece of paper like the constitution we have freedom of speech because the people of this country demand it. It is time the people of Britain start demanding freedom of speech as well. We are not lucky to have a constitution we are lucky to live in a society that demands freedom of speech, but that is currently in jeopardy because Marxist ideology is now destroying young peoples desire for freedom of speech. If the majority of Americans do not want freedom of speech then the constitution is not going to prevent them from taking it away. That is why it is so important to fight bad SJW ideas and feminism, it isn't just some frivolous online joke it is serious because it is the only way to keep the constitution meaningful.

[@cryptic_daemon_]

Treeforged I really feel bad for you guys, no joke. It shoudnt just be on paper, freedom of speech should be universal objectively. But i understand we all don't like to hear what we don't like, thats fine but the person be he/she has the right to say it. And also greetings from state of Texas

[@rabidfish02]

Phil, your coverage of Cambridge Analytica was quite literally better than any explanatory coverage that I saw on MSM. Thank you for making me aware of the finite details that were lacking elsewhere. Top notch, as always.

[@PurpleThunder7]

10 years ago nobody could've ever imagined that the beginning of the end of the free world would be the trial of a man named Count Dankula.

[@ianfab79]

PurpleThunder7 our grandkids will be reading about it in their history books. I can only imagine how they spin it...

[@joeman720]

its been happening for a while dude. this is far from the start

[@edwardecl]

You're assuming they will get to read the history books... history will be deemed grossly offensive and banned.

[@rachelhope7194]

😂

[@fwmurnau758]

So we can't mock Nazis? I mean really the pug is the mockery of all dog breeds

[@nitolinilo9034]

FW Murnau Offensive to pugs and pug owners! Thats 2 years for you buddy!

[@ThePokemonBeader]

I like pugs

[@dontreallyhaveanoriginalna9876]

Don't pugs have a lot of breathing problems?

[@fwmurnau758]

DontReallyHave AnOriginalName so the gas joke hits funnier now

[@fwmurnau758]

shovel head I think German Shepherds are more offended by this

[@Jaxxdude]

That judge's wig is grossly offensive

[@DeepThinker193]

He should be arrested for his hate wig.

[@3xt1Collatz]

I’m a Jew and I 💯 percent support his free speech to say whatever he wants. As long as a person isn’t making a call to action!

[@magusware8721]

Just found out about this guilty verdict... it would be no overstatement to say that this has broke me. l now have NO FAITH in the legal system. There is no justice.

[@Schmuck]

What the fuck is wrong with that judge? He is not doing his job. He 100% deserves to be fired in my opinion. Sentencing a man to prison over such a stupid incident.

[@jackthewacked558]

Schmuck We dont know if it is prison yet but lets hope not

[@TheJaguarthChannel]

The judge needs to be sentenced harsher than he plans to the poor dude. That judge is my garbage person of the year so far.

[@goldenzues3106]

Jewish person here! I cringe whenever someone makes a Nazi joke but sometimes I'll join in too (for the fun of it). I do think it is absolutely insane and honestly scary that he was arrested, prosecuted and jailed over an edgy joke that quite clearly wasn't promoting Nazi ideas. The sort of punishment that was inflicted on him, and the policing of people's speech seems more Nazi-esque than anything the guy did. I understand that punishing him as a deterrent to show how unacceptable antisemitism is may be what the judge/jury have in mind, but I believe it is both morally wrong and inherently misguided, since so may people take his side, and may promote rather than deter antisemites. Thanks for listening to my rant, cheers from Toronto!

[@JerseySlayer]

“If you can’t be funny then you’re not free. The jester in the king’s court is the only person who gets to tell the truth. And if the king is such a tyrant that he kills his jester then you know the evil king is in charge. And so when we can’t tolerate our comedians, then there you have it.” -JPeterson

[@Booner5055]

That first story is crazy. We are very far from perfect in America but at least you wouldn’t be arrested for making a joke, even if it is in bad taste. Best of luck to that young man. Hopefully the judges come to their senses.

[@jay-ki6ie]

Eventus Vantos hilarious

[@MrDudeshutthehellup]

Eventus Vantos you clearly dont get absurdist humor. The idea is that they took something horrible and made it a phrase a cute pug reacts to. Gassing people may not be funny in reality, but the idea of using it in leiu of roll over and act as if theyre the same is what is supposed to be funny

[@jay-ki6ie]

Eventus Vantos it is actually an opinion that Nazis are horrible people

[@MrPingn]

They won't. The whole point of dragging out what should have been an obvious case is to make it seem worse than it is. They knew pretty quickly that this was a stupid move. But instead of owning up to it they doubled down out of embarassment.

[@aelix56]

Eventus Vantos The autism runs thick in this one.

[@nolanolivier6791]

That does it. I am now officially ashamed to be British.

[@takamster]

At least you arent an American, we people have to deal with the hateful far right that actually kill people.

[@joeman720]

Persimmon i would say to be ashamed to be part of the modern british, but happy to be in the bloodline of amazing British history.

[@redsands1001]

joe man you mean colonialism, imperialism, classism ever since the Normans first crossed over and decided they should get all of both islands so screw the scots, Welsh and Irish and then decided they should have all of France as well. Then a lot of civil wars. Then fighting the dutch cuz they believed trade with the east should all be theirs then oh god: India, the boers, Afghanistan (Afghanistan never goes well for anyone)

[@GCOSBenbow]

redsands1001 Afghanistan was brilliant for Alexander the Great as far as history tells us; as for Afghanistan never going well; its more that the environment is very difficult and has multiple remote places. When western powers fund small extremist groups to fight against each other it will always be hard to reduce their numbers faster than the groups grow. As can be seen recently, Afghanistan is fantastic when Afghanistan is in charge.

[@joeman720]

redsands1001 Thanks for going into more detail of my comment bud. Though actually, i forgot half of those, so thanks for reminding me

[@okleon]

This is crazy. This is over a dog wtf

[@adriantrihard3590]

Leon Klein LK nazi dog

[@AddBowIfGirl]

Leon Klein LK You're definitely oversimplifying what's transpired here.

[@BryQQQ]

Leon Klein LK well a dog is still a living creature. It would be the same if you brain washed a human in to being a nazi. But a human would be to smart for that

[@Hargazer]

Add Bow If Girl How about jailed because the judge didn't like the joke?

[@allyjackson3561]

RoBro no he didn't train the dog to be a nazi he taught the dog shake when it heard a phrase. it is common practice. he just used "bad phrases" as a joke to piss of the GF.

[@decayingrosethorn]

It's so sad that he was found guilty.They should not have even charged him in the first place it just seems like they're trying to install fear in people for a joke

[@DrSomers]

The 1st story should honestly be something everyone can agree with, if a man can get arrested for making a Nazi joke then where is the line drawn? Arresting someone for a joke is not only against the very fundamental value of free speech, but just sets a disgusting precedent for the UK and how fucked the country is becoming.

[@derekmaggard9235]

FurRies GD, Wrong country, man.

[@SkillGame]

This verdict is "grossly offensive" to anyone with a shred of common sense.

[@ckhawk00]

anyone with a "stick up their ass." fixed

[@SkillGame]

I think you misunderstood me... do you mean to say that people who don't think comedy should be a crime have a 'stick up their ass?' If so, I've got two up mine :D

[@ckhawk00]

ah yes i read that wrong.

[@velosix7710]

That guy should not be a judge

[@yen6170]

or he is bias towards extreme sjw mindset

[@ElCatrinMuerto]

Not sure if just extreme bias, extremely old or just has a extremely large stick up his arse and doesn't understand humor