Vance was spot-on:
" A 2022 New York Times article includes several examples of outrageous censorship under the law.
A 51-year-old man had his home raided after he shared a quote online that was falsely attributed to a German politician. "Just because someone rapes, robs or is a serious criminal is not a reason for deportation," the fake quote read. The police seized his laptop and tablet as evidence in the case.
Prosecutors said it didn't matter whether the man knew the quote was fake, he would face a fine of more than $1,400 anyway because "the accused bears the risk of spreading a false quote without checking it."
Another social media user landed in hot water after comparing Covid restrictions to the Holocaust, though the article doesn't say whether the person was ultimately convicted.
A journalist in Berlin got a man prosecuted for calling him "stupid" and mentally ill online. The man was hit with a more than $1,000 fine for the remarks.
Another man was ordered to pay a fine of more than $2,500 after he blamed a politician who was murdered in 2019 for the politician's own death because he had refused a security detail. The 49-year-old man said Walter Lbcke had "himself to blame." A judge found the man's statement had effectively condoned the politician's murder.
Despite all this, CBS seems to celebrate Germany's censorship and question the merits of free speech that Vance touts, writes NR's Jeffrey Blehar, who points out that neither Europeans nor CBS seem to get free speech."
www.nationalreview.com
That is appalling and it's exactly what Vance was calling out.
