28 NOVEMBER 2007, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY<\/p>\n
The Technical University of Munich \u2013 like the Town of Muegeln, Finding Itself Not Guilty? (Second Report) \u2013 18<\/p>\n
\u201cSabine Ekbatani, Darius\u2019s Mother: \u2018Darius shouldn\u2019t have had to die. He had a great sense of justice; he risked his life and lost.\u2019<\/p>\n Journalist: \u2018Politicians say that citizens should have the courage of their convictions and stand up for what they believe in \u2013 how do you feel about that?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cSabine Ekbatani, Darius\u2019s Mother: I have to warn people against such a thing. You see what happens if people do that. God forbid there should be another tragedy like this one.\u2019<\/p>\n (Moderator:) \u2018People who stand up for others in this country put their own life in danger. That was true of Darius Ekbatani, and it\u2019s also true for Rainer Neugebauer in Halberstadt, a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Neugebauer and a group of other people tried to defend themselves against right-wing violence recently, after a group of neo-Nazis had threatened a troupe of theatre actors, Neugebauer and his friends wanted to shake the townspeople out of their apathy. For his pains Neugebauer, a university professor, has been cursed by neo-Nazis and called a louse-ridden Jew.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n (To be continued)<\/p>\n Sources: First Report – Steffen Judzikowski, Wolfgang Kramer, Joe Sperling, \u201eMuegeln unter Verdacht \u2013 Deutsche jagen Auslaender,\u201c ZDF, Frontal 21, Broadcast of 21 August 2007. Second Report – Guener Balci und Reinhard Laska, Gefaehrliche Zivilcourage – Kein Schutz fuer mutige Buerger, ZDF, Frontal 21, Broadcast of 4 September 2007. Third Report \u2013 Caroline Walter und Alexander Kobylinski, \u201eMuegeln \u2013 eine Stadt waescht sich rein,\u201c Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg, Kontraste, Broadcast of 20 September 2007.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like someone who has been attacked and injured by a group of thugs. You forgive the thugs, but at the same time you have to warn other people about them.\u201d \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n \u201cI love (my country) more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.\u201d – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n 28 NOVEMBER 2007, MITTWOCH, D\u00dcSSELDORF, DEUTSCHLAND<\/p>\n Die Technische Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnchen \u2013 wie M\u00fcgeln, w\u00e4scht sie sich rein? (Zweiter Bericht) \u2013 18<\/p>\n \u201eO-Ton Sabine Ekbatani, Mutter: Darius h\u00e4tte nicht sterben m\u00fcssen. Und er hatte einen unheimlichen Gerechtigkeitssinn, und er hat sich eingesetzt und hat sein Leben verloren.<\/p>\n O-Ton Frontal21: Politiker sagen, man soll Zivilcourage zeigen, wenn einer angegriffen wird?<\/p>\n O-Ton Sabine Ekbatani, Mutter: Da kann man nur von abraten. Sie sehen ja, was passiert ist. Um Gottes willen nicht noch mal so eine Trag\u00f6die.<\/p>\n (Moderator:) Wer sich f\u00fcr andere einsetzt, lebt gef\u00e4hrlich. Das gilt auch f\u00fcr Rainer Neugebauer. Gemeinsam mit anderen wehrt er sich im sachsen-anhaltinischen Halberstadt gegen rechte Gewalt. Noch vor kurzem machten hier Rechtsradikale Jagd auf eine Gruppe Theaterschauspieler. Rainer Neugebauer und seine Mitstreiter wollen die B\u00fcrger aufr\u00fctteln. Deshalb wird der Uniprofessor von Rechtsradikalen als verlauster Jude beschimpft.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n (Fortsetzung folgt)<\/p>\n Quellen: Erster Bericht – Steffen Judzikowski, Wolfgang Kramer, Joe Sperling, \u201eM\u00fcgeln unter Verdacht \u2013 Deutsche jagen Ausl\u00e4nder,\u201c ZDF, Frontal 21, Sendung vom 21. August 2007. Zweiter Bericht – G\u00fcner Balci und Reinhard Laska, Gef\u00e4hrliche Zivilcourage – Kein Schutz f\u00fcr mutige B\u00fcrger, ZDF, Frontal 21, Sendung vom 4. September 2007. Dritter Bericht \u2013 Caroline Walter und Alexander Kobylinski, \u201eM\u00fcgeln \u2013 eine Stadt w\u00e4scht sich rein,\u201c Rundfunk Berlin Brandenburg, Kontraste-Sendung vom 20.September 2007.<\/p>\n \u201eIch f\u00fchle mich wie eine Person, die von einer Gruppe Schl\u00e4ger angegriffen und verletzt wird. Man vergibt die Schl\u00e4ger, aber man muss andere Menschen vor ihnen warnen.\u201c \u2013 George Sand<\/p>\n \u201eIch liebe (mein Land) mehr, als alle anderen L\u00e4nder der Welt, und genau aus diesem Grund bestehe ich auf das Recht, es ewig zu kritisieren.\u201c – James Baldwin<\/em><\/p>\n Novel: http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/revision\/<\/p>\n ===========================================<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 28 NOVEMBER 2007, WEDNESDAY, DUSSELDORF, GERMANY The Technical University of Munich \u2013 like the Town of Muegeln, Finding Itself Not Guilty? (Second Report) \u2013 18 \u201cSabine Ekbatani, Darius\u2019s Mother: \u2018Darius shouldn\u2019t have had to die. 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