Gundampilotspaz Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- A video showing a German army instructor telling one of his soldiers to envision African-Americans in the Bronx while firing his machine gun was broadcast Saturday on national television. The video, coming after scandals involving photos of German soldiers posing with skulls in Afghanistan and the abuse of recruits by instructors, seemed likely to raise more questions about training practices in Germany's conscript army. "We can no longer talk about an isolated case," said Lt. Juergen Rose of the Darmstaedter Signal, a group of current and former army officers and sergeants who independently review military procedures. "Things like this don't happen in the army on an everyday basis, but unfortunately in recent years there have been a number of comparable incidents." The Defense Ministry said the video was shot in July 2006 at barracks in the northern town of Rendsburg and that the army has been aware of it since January. "We are currently investigating the incident," said Florian Naggies, a spokesman for the army and Defense Ministry. He did not identify the instructor or the soldier, who are shown in camouflage uniforms in a forest. The instructor tells the soldier, "You are in the Bronx. A black van is stopping in front of you. Three African-Americans are getting out and they are insulting your mother in the worst ways ... Act." The soldier fires his machine gun several times and yells an obscenity several times in English. The instructor then tells the soldier to curse even louder. The existence of the video was first reported on the home page of the German news magazine Stern on Friday and excerpts of the video were aired on the news television channel n-tv on Saturday. According to Stern, the 90-second video had been posted on a Web site used by soldiers to exchange private videos. A soldier who used the site alerted his superiors, the magazine reported. The video is the latest embarrassment for the German army. Eighteen army instructors are currently on trial for allegedly abusing and humiliating 163 recruits in 2004. Last year, newspapers published photos of German soldiers in Afghanistan posing with a skulls -- including one who exposed himself while holding a skull. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/14...=rss_topstories So what do you think of Don Imus now? Link to comment
TeleportSandwich Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 He's still a totaly dick. Suprised this wasn't posted by the BBC on Twitter. And yeah, lol germany :awesome: Link to comment
Chris Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Accept Don Imus isn't racist. He may be a dick, but he didn't know that that was a racist comment when he said it. Link to comment
Crube Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 10 results for: nappy [ Nearby Entries ] nappier nappies nappiest nappiness napping Napping machine NAPPO NAPPOSR NAPPS nappy NAPR NAPRA naprapath naprapathies naprapathy NAPRD NAPRECA naprosyn naproxen naproxen sodium naproxens View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source nap·py1 /ˈnæpi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[nap-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun Chiefly Scot. liquor, esp. ale. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Origin: 1425–75; late ME noppi. See nap2, -y1] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source nap·py2 /ˈnæpi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[nap-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -pies. a small shallow dish, usually round and often of glass, with a flat bottom and sloping sides, for serving food. Also, nappie. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Origin: 1870–75, Americanism; nap (ME; OE hnæp bowl) + -y2] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source nap·py3 /ˈnæpi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[nap-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective, -pi·er, -pi·est. 1. covered with nap; downy. 2. (of hair) kinky. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Origin: 1490–1500; nap2 + -y1] —Related forms nap·pi·ness, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source nap·py4 /ˈnæpi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[nap-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun, plural -pies. Chiefly British. a diaper. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Origin: 1925–30; nap(kin) + -y2] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source nap·py 1 (nāp'ē) Pronunciation Key adj. nap·pi·er, nap·pi·est Having a nap; fuzzy. Kinky; frizzy. (Download Now or Buy the Book) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source nap·py 2 (nāp'ē) Pronunciation Key n. pl. nap·pies A round, shallow cooking or serving dish with a flat bottom and sloping sides. [Probably from dialectal nap, bowl, from Middle English, from Old English hnæp.] (Download Now or Buy the Book) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source nap·py 3 (nāp'ē) Pronunciation Key n. pl. nap·pies Chiefly British A diaper. [Alteration of napkin.] (Download Now or Buy the Book) The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source nappy (adj.) "downy," 1499, from nap (n.). Meaning "fuzzy, kinky," used in colloquial or derogatory ref. to the hair of black people, is from 1950. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper WordNet - Cite This Source nappy adjective 1. (of hair) in small tight curls [syn: crisp] noun 1. garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement [syn: diaper] WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source nappy [ˈnӕpi] noun — plural ˈnappies (American ˈdiaper) a piece of cloth or paper put between a baby's legs to soak up urine etc Arabic: فوطَة الطِّفْل، قِماط Chinese (Simplified): 尿布 Chinese (Traditional): 尿布 Czech: plenka Danish: ble Dutch: luier Estonian: mähe Finnish: vaippa French: couche German: die Windel Greek: πάνα Hungarian: pelenka Icelandic: bleyja Indonesian: popok Italian: pannolino Japanese: おむつ Latvian: autiņi Lithuanian: palutė Norwegian: bleie Polish: pieluszka Portuguese (Brazil): fralda Portuguese (Portugal): fralda Russian: пелёнка; подгузник Slovak: plienka Slovenian: plenica Spanish: pañal Swedish: blöja Turkish: çocuk bezi _______________________________________________ Nothing about race whatsoever... Link to comment
TeleportSandwich Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Accept Don Imus isn't racist. He may be a dick, but he didn't know that that was a racist comment when he said it. oh he knew, he (and the other people making comment about the Rutgers loss) just didn't care. Thats what makes him a dick. Anyway, lets leave the Imus talk for the Imus thread. Link to comment
Ceraziefish Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 So, uh, the German army... At least they're probably really nice to Jewish people? Painfully, awkwardly nice? Link to comment
darkon Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Can't they do what everyone else does and say "Envision that they are Nazis and fire!" I pretend anything that is an obstacle a Nazi so I can beat it with glory. Link to comment
Chris Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 oh he knew, he (and the other people making comment about the Rutgers loss) just didn't care. Thats what makes him a dick. Anyway, lets leave the Imus talk for the Imus thread. Don Imus is in the first post, and he's related to this topic. He's asked about in comparrison to this topic. He may be a dick, but how long has Don Imus been on the radio again? I'm think he knows the rules. He didn't know it was racist at the time he made the comment. Link to comment
Gundampilotspaz Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 He may be a dick, but how long has Don Imus been on the radio again? I'm think he knows the rules. He didn't know it was racist at the time he made the comment. I still don't think it's racist. Link to comment
Chris Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Come on dude. When you call someone nappy-headed, it commonly refers to black people. Link to comment
Natsu Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 no it doesn't. yeah and the term "wetback " refers to people of asian decent. I gotcha Link to comment
Poophy Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Why do the Germans have a draft going? I didn’t think that they were in a war… Also, the main souse that foreign countries have to our culture is through the media, so if we constantly reinforce stereotypes (like in rap videos) , how can we expect others to do anything else? Link to comment
JeremyGEE Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 media is censored as fuck in germany. Link to comment
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