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July 5 2012
Germans say yes to dope; no to bestiality
Published: 05 July, 2012, 07:49
An online poll shows that Germans want to decriminalize cannabis, but
make sex with animals illegal. The survey was conducted as part of the
government's strategy to get people involved in the decision-making
process.
- More than 152,000 Germans voted to make marijuana legal in the online
poll, an important element of Chancellor Angela Merkel's `Dialogue on
the Future' program. Over 93,000 participants voted to ban bestiality,
revoking an earlier law that decriminalized having sex with animals,
Reuters reports.
Almost 157,000 Germans said they would support the adoption of a
genocide law that would make it illegal to deny the mass killings of
Armenians by the Ottoman Turks during World War I. However, Merkel
rejected the idea in a discussion with some of the online voters.
Turkey is a major trade partner with Germany, and many Turkish
migrants and their progeny live in Germany, so the genocide law could
be an even more contentious issue there than in neighboring France.
The chancellor welcomed proposals to plant trees in cities and towns
across Germany to commemorate the reunification of the country 22
years ago.
The `Dialogue on the Future' initiative centered on discussions with
students, scientists and teenagers on what life in Germany would be
like in ten years. Last month, it culminated with the so-called future
dialogue evening at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, which
was attended by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Norwegian
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, along with around 100 students from
all over the globe. Topics ranged from the eurozone debt crisis to the
growing role of senior citizens in society.
http://www.rt.com/news/germany-marijuana-bestiality-poll-447/
July 5 2012
Germans say yes to dope; no to bestiality
Published: 05 July, 2012, 07:49
An online poll shows that Germans want to decriminalize cannabis, but
make sex with animals illegal. The survey was conducted as part of the
government's strategy to get people involved in the decision-making
process.
- More than 152,000 Germans voted to make marijuana legal in the online
poll, an important element of Chancellor Angela Merkel's `Dialogue on
the Future' program. Over 93,000 participants voted to ban bestiality,
revoking an earlier law that decriminalized having sex with animals,
Reuters reports.
Almost 157,000 Germans said they would support the adoption of a
genocide law that would make it illegal to deny the mass killings of
Armenians by the Ottoman Turks during World War I. However, Merkel
rejected the idea in a discussion with some of the online voters.
Turkey is a major trade partner with Germany, and many Turkish
migrants and their progeny live in Germany, so the genocide law could
be an even more contentious issue there than in neighboring France.
The chancellor welcomed proposals to plant trees in cities and towns
across Germany to commemorate the reunification of the country 22
years ago.
The `Dialogue on the Future' initiative centered on discussions with
students, scientists and teenagers on what life in Germany would be
like in ten years. Last month, it culminated with the so-called future
dialogue evening at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, which
was attended by British Prime Minister David Cameron and Norwegian
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, along with around 100 students from
all over the globe. Topics ranged from the eurozone debt crisis to the
growing role of senior citizens in society.
http://www.rt.com/news/germany-marijuana-bestiality-poll-447/