{"id":1939154,"date":"2023-05-26T18:30:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939154"},"modified":"2023-05-26T19:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T23:37:26","slug":"roger-waters-investigated-for-wearing-ss-uniform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-waters-investigated-for-wearing-ss-uniform\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Waters investigated for wearing SS uniform."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Froger-waters-investigated-for-wearing-ss-uniform%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1939154&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pink Floyd Co-Founder Roger Waters Investigated by Berlin Police for Wearing SS Uniform During Concert<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/geraldyn-berry\">Geraldyn Berry<\/a> reported on Friday, May 26, 2023, that Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters was the subject of an inquiry by Berlin police after appearing in an SS uniform during a concert in the German capital.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\"><script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great news! Berlin police have launched a criminal investigation into Roger Waters following his concert in which he dressed like a Nazi SS officer holding a gun and denigrated the murder of Anne Frank.<\/p>\n<p>Shockingly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMCTheatres?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AMCTheatres<\/a> is promoting Waters currently. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6AlIHMmbR2\">pic.twitter.com\/6AlIHMmbR2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StopAntisemites\/status\/1661839132140642313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cWe are investigating on suspicion of incitement to public hatred because the clothing worn on stage could be used to glorify or justify Nazi rule, thereby disturbing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-unleash-monster-voting-reform-bill\/\" title=\"Democrats unleash \u2018monster\u2019 voting reform bill\">public peace<\/a>,\u201d Berlin Police spokesman Martin Halweg said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In Germany, displaying symbols of Nazi rule, including the swastika or SS insignia, is illegal. The only exceptions are for educational purposes and in artistic contexts.<\/p>\n<p>It is unlawful to insult the human dignity of \u201cnational, racial, religious groups or a group defined by their ethnic origins,\u201d according to the legal notion of \u201cincitement of the people,\u201d which was applied to prosecutions involving Holocaust denial in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Halweg claims that the clothing Waters wore was similar to that of a SS officer uniform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cThe context of the clothing worn is deemed capable of approving, glorifying or justifying the violent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-readers-upset-by-editorial-board-penning-support-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"NY Times Readers Upset by Editorial Board Penning Support for Free Speech\">arbitrary rule<\/a> of the Nazi regime in a manner that violates the dignity of the victims and thereby disrupts public peace,\u201d Halweg said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>During Waters\u2019 performance on May 17<sup>th<\/sup> at Germany\u2019s Mercedes-Benz Arena, a screen displayed the words, \u201cThe show will start in 10 minutes and a court in Frankfurt has ruled that I am not an antisemite. Just to be clear, I condemn antisemitism without reservation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The performer appeared on stage resembling the character Pink from the rock opera The Wall during a performance of the song \u201cIn the Flesh.\u201d There, Waters wore a black leather trench coat with a red armband bearing two Third Reich-style banners with crossed hammers instead of a swastika and a rifle. Behind him, an inflatable pig floated above the crowd with again, Third Reich-style banners with crossed hammers instead of swastikas.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, displays showed the names of a number of people who were allegedly slain by state actors, including Mahsa Amini, an Iranian lady whose death while in the custody of the \u201cmorality police\u201d prompted widespread demonstrations, anti-Nazi campaigner Sophie Scholl, and George Floyd.<\/p>\n<p>The State of Israel took offense to Water\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-arkansas-dropped-10k-on-virtual-drag-show-for-students\/\" title=\"University Of Arkansas Dropped K On Virtual Drag Show For Students\">performance style<\/a> and took to Twitter to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good morning to every one but Roger Waters who spent the evening in Berlin (Yes Berlin) desecrating the memory of Anne Frank and the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tcrV6f8mt\">pic.twitter.com\/4tcrV6f8mt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 (@Israel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Israel\/status\/1661272469238435840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Waters has come under fire and criticism for remarks that some have deemed to be antisemitic insults on both Israel and Judaism. In 2013, Waters pulled out a similar prank by donning a Nazi armband, brandishing a toy machine gun, and utilizing a balloon in the shape of a pig that carried the Star of David and emblems of other autocratic governments.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pink Floyd co-founder, Roger Waters, is being investigated by Berlin police for wearing an SS uniform during a concert. 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