As I noted a few posts ago, North German Radio (NDR) broadcast a very strange interview with Jens Söring on Easter Sunday. I wondered what exactly the host was thinking, hosting an unrepentant killer and avowed agnostic/atheist for a guest spot on Easter Sunday, of all days. Of course, Söring recited his innocence claims, and… Continue reading Good News: German Radio will Apologize for One-Sided Söring Easter Interview
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Deutschlandfunk: German Journalism “Blind to its own Prejudices”
Yesterday Deutschlandfunk -- Germany's nationwide public-radio service, published an opinion piece (g) by Matthias Dell called "The Murderer and the Media". In it, Dell discusses the "Söring System" podcast (shortly to be released in English) and takes the German media to task for having explicitly taken Söring's side for 15 years. Here are a few… Continue reading Deutschlandfunk: German Journalism “Blind to its own Prejudices”
Call Texas Governor Greg Abbott about Melissa Lucio
https://youtu.be/kpYYdCzTpps?t=1018 Time for a break from Söring coverage, gentle readers! Now I'd like to address a real miscarriage of justice, the impending execution of Melissa Lucio on the 27th of April. Unfortunately I'm under deadline so can't get into it too deeply, but this is a genuinely troubling case. John Oliver presents a good summary… Continue reading Call Texas Governor Greg Abbott about Melissa Lucio
NDR Offers Spiritual Advice from an Unrepentant Atheist Murderer
Terou Nakamura was the last Japanese soldier to surrender after the fall of Japan, hiding on an Indonesian island. He surrendered in 1974, 30 years after he had been declared dead. That's who I thought of when I noticed that Team Söring had found one of the last people in Germany willing to endorse Jens… Continue reading NDR Offers Spiritual Advice from an Unrepentant Atheist Murderer
A Curious, Revealing Report from Sindelfingen/Böblingen
Update: I got a very nice email from Matthias Staber, the journalist who wrote the article. He explained that he did not intend to endorse Jens Söring's innocence narrative, he was just reporting that some Söring supporters did. He also said he found that the efforts of some Söring critics -- who emailed not only… Continue reading A Curious, Revealing Report from Sindelfingen/Böblingen