Stübing versus Germany This essay is going to focus on the case of Patrick Stübing versus Germany as well as the moral panic that is attached to it; this case is about the incestuous relations that Stübing and his sister Susan Karolewski have been found guilty of engaging in as well the social and judicial implications that occurred as a result. Patrick Stübing was born in 1976 in Leipzig, Germany and placed in foster care three years later. At the age of twenty-three in the year 2000, Stübing restored contact with his biological parents where he came across his sixteen year old sister Susan Karolewski. Their relationship intensified with the death of their mother that same year in December which led to their first consensual sexual encounter …show more content…
The moral entrepreneurs are the ones who are held accountable for ensuring this; they identify the issue as well as the folk devil then take the necessary measures needed to restore order by using a method known as codification which refers to the use of a law to deal with a problem followed a method known as encampment and isolation which encompass the construction of establishments where deviants or folk devils are kept. A way in which the German government and the European Court, which were the moral entrepreneurs in this scenario, went about in restoring order was by firstly identifying and validating the claims made against Stübing then proceeded by convicting him of sixteen counts of incest in 2002. The German government justified their actions by claiming it was essential in a democratic society to avoid chaos and defend morals as well as the fact that it served to defend the family structure and therefore society as a whole. The government reasoned that incestuous relationships often involve an inequality of power, which in this case can be seen as a twenty-seven year old Stübing taking advantage of his sixteen year old sister who suffers from a personality disorder and learning disability, and it is their obligation to safeguard those who are not in power. The main focus of their argument was however, the notion of the danger of genetic impairment to offspring and the idea that the law reveals social principles on the wickedness of incest. The claims made by the German government served their role in creating more of a divide between Stübing and Karolewski with the rest of German
The essay begins with Griffin across the room from a woman called Laura. Griffin recalls the lady taking on an identity from long ago: “As she speaks the space between us grows larger. She has entered her past. She is speaking of her childhood.” (Griffin 233) Griffin then begins to document memories told from the lady about her family, and specifically her father. Her father was a German soldier from around the same time as Himmler. Griffin carefully weaves the story of Laura with her own comments and metaphors from her unique writing style.
action to prove to the rest of the world that Germany was more powerful than all. In
...the citizens of Germany were looking for a quick solution to their problems, and would not care about right or wrong; they just want peace. Their believing of anti-Semitism fed onto them by the Nazi government shows that they are not questioning the lies and are therefore being unintelligent of the truth and of the world around them.
The next text analyzed for this study is the first monograph read for the study, therefore, there is a lot of information that had not been previously discussed by the latter authors: Claudia Koonz 's 1987 text Mothers in the Fatherland. The author begins her text with a Preface where she discusses her interview with Gertrude Scholtz-Klink, the leader of the Women 's Labor Service. While this is not the first time in the study that Scholtz-Klink 's name appears, but Koonz 's discussion of the interview personifies Scholtz-Klink, rather than just make her a two-dimensional character in historical research. For the first time in this study, the reader can understand the reasoning some people (right or wrong) sided with the Nazi Party. The interview
The German Weimar Republic was an attempt to make Germany a more democratic state. While this was a very good idea in theory, the Weimar Republic was ineffective due to the instability that came with it. Several factors contributed to the instability of Germany’s Weimar Republic, such as the new political ideals brought forward and the government’s hunger for war. To begin, one of the factors that contributed to the instability of the Weimar republic was the presence of new political ideals. Marie Juchacz unintentionally highlighted that reason in her speech to the National Assembly.
Anna was the daughter of Hermann Buschler, a prominent citizen who had even been the burgermeister of the German town of Schwabisch Hall, within the Holy Roman Empire. When she was young, Anna had simultaneous affairs with a young local nobleman, Erasmus Schenk of Limpurg, and a cavalryman named Daniel Treutwein. Anna’s father was so upset when he discovered these affairs; he deprived her of mostly all her inheritance. Anna a scandalized woman, fought in the Hall legal system for decades, and she eventually won back some of her inheritance.
For example, in Herman Wagener’s memorandum, or private letter, to Otto Von Bismarck, he gave recommendations on strategies to strengthen the army and essentially gain more dominance and power (doc 3). Herman Wagener, being a conservative politician, advised Bismarck in the private letter that he shift the masses’ opinion while strengthening the power and reliability of the army. Also, Kaiser Wilhelm 1 made a speech to Reichstag proposing that they enforce “... the repression of Social Democratic excesses ...” (doc 5) and also promote workers’ welfare. This German Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm 1, made his speech to Reichstag naturally hoping to influence the parliament to support Bismarck by saying that they need to convict the socialists in order to cure defects which will lead to more support from many people and more power. In addition, in 1884 Bismarck spoke in support of the Socialists, in support of their ideas, and apologized for the proposal that the government tried to win more support for the Anti-Socialist law (doc 6). Bismarck made this speech in support of the Socialists in order to gain their support to increase his dominance and power. Finally, Eugen Richter wrote a newspaper article in 1890 explaining Chancellor Otto Von
Koehn, Ilse. Mischling, Second Degree: My Childhood in Nazi Germany. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1977.
...er of dividing and attacking his enemies one by one. He would win over people with tempting promises. In conclusion Racism,National pride and peer pressure played a major role in the German peoples participation in or indifference’s towards the state-sponsored genocide and murders in Germany.
East Germany was like a many Communist governments. Not a single person actually believed in what they taught and they were just corrupt bureaucrats that wanted to get rich. Wiesler was one of these guys at one time, but he changed. Hempf was as corrupt as you could get. Grubnitz, on the other hand, took advantage of the system. Blackmail was very prevalent in Communist societies to the point that it was how things got done so the leaders could continue on with their shenanigans.
Also the Freikorps methods were very harsh and many Germans saw that this was wrong and wasn’t democratic to which the Government was aiming to make Germany as.
?The effect of such incessant propaganda was to promote hysterical hatred of all things German.?# Any individual who had the audacity to speak against the war was assaulted either verbal or physically, and on many occasions murdered.
...ns constitute a structural network of supervision, in which individuals may not only be subjected to power, but also play a role in employing and exercising power. Moreover, individuals internalize such and act accordingly. As such, there has been a greater possibility for intervention in individuals’ lives, not only in terms of illegal actions but also crimes against abnormalities. The aim of contemporary discipline is the transformation of individuals into productive forces of society. The basic functioning of society rests on such. Ultimately, the nineteenth century penal regime- not limited to the judicial system- has been largely successful in exerting disciplinary power. Not only has disciplinary power dispersed outside the walls of prison, but moreover, members of society have remained unaware of its presence, as they conform to and participate in it.
The National Socialist Party quickly turned heads in July 14th, 1933 through the Law Concerning the Formation of New Parties, by declaring itself the only political party that was "allowed to exist in the Third Reich" (156.HCCR). Soon thereafter, the political perception the Nazis were likely to enforce would transform the whole view of German culture, economy, race, and especially, the way German individuals emotionally and physically interacted with one another. One relationship in the German state that stood out in my mind was the Nazi’s view of marriage, its purpose, its use and its representation in the German state. The Nazi’s perceived marriage as a processing factory, where each partner had certain roles and purposes to fulfill. Through the creation of speeches, art and laws, the relationship that would stand to the occasion in representing the Third Reich was the relation between man and woman...marriage.
German people were unused to a democracy and blamed the government “November criminals”, for signing the Treaty of Versailles. From the very beginning, the new Weimar government faced opposition from both sides of the political spectrum. The Left wing Spartacist group, lead by Liebknecht and Luxemburg, looked up to the new Soviet councils in Russia, wanted to place Germany into a similar system.