Sunday, March 10, 2024

In Britain, Sam Melia was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to prison for 2 years. His offence? Making and distributing stickers

In 1943, Sophie Scholl and friends distributed leaflets to warn of the massacre of Germans by the Soviets occurring on the eastern front.  From the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,

Led by the siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, the group also included the students Alexander Schmorell, Willi Graf, Christoph Probst, and professor of philosophy Kurt Huber.  2 Schmorell, Graf, Probst, and Hans Scholl were medical students who had been drafted into duty on the Eastern Front, where they became convinced of the brutality of Nazi policies. Sophie Scholl was a 21-year-old student of biology and philosophy. Facing extreme danger, the members of the movement secretly drafted and distributed six anti-Nazi pamphlets in 1942–1943.3 Composed by Kurt Huber, the sixth pamphlet—seen here—is specifically addressed to students.

In St. Louis, this young white girl died from her injuries.  Probably unrelated to the crimes above by Sam Melia.   

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