Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

Dirk is still a free man as he is appealing the sentence. He is convinced
that Judge Haberzettel gave him such an extraordinary severe sentence
in order to a) hinder the prosecutor from appealing and b) to increase
the chances of a successful appeal for Dirk. After all, according to the
law (§130 Penal Code) incitement of the People (Volksverhetzung) is
only punishable if done in a manner that endangers the public peace. In
other words: the judge understood what Dirk was trying to do and
basically ‘lent him a helping hand’. Since Dirk had sent the book to two
ecclesiastical ministers and a mayor, i.e. to people who have a vested
interest in upholding the public peace, the grounds for sentencing him
are in fact obsolete. Dirk himself is optimistic, though it is uncertain
when his appeal will be heard.
The next day, Saturday, Peter and Dagmar visited. They advise me that
Georges Theil in France, although found guilty and sentenced, has not yet
been imprisoned. The French loathe imprisoning thought criminals,
something the German prime uglies do not flick an eyelid about, that’s how
morally and intellectually broken these prime uglies are.
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