The Nazi Pug: Joke or Hate?

Markus Meechan is a criminal. Guilty of posting a YouTube video judged “grossly offensive” and containing menacing, anti-Semitic and racist material. He claims the video was a joke. Others claim, Markus is a Nazi. But what does the prosecution of a YouTube comedian mean for freedom of expression – is a censorious state overstepping the mark? Or are there some things you just shouldn’t joke about?

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Movie
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1
Episode Duration
36 mins
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Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
36 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jul 29, 2019
Season
2019
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0
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0
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0
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0
Producers
BBC, Alaska
Genres
Documentary
Country
GB

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Markus Meechan is a criminal. Guilty of posting a YouTube video judged “grossly offensive” and containing menacing, anti-Semitic and racist material. He claims the video was a joke. Others claim, Markus is a Nazi. But what does the prosecution of a YouTube comedian mean for freedom of expression – is a censorious state overstepping the mark? Or are there some things you just shouldn’t joke about?

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