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German Court OKs Nazi Gnome

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 23, 2009 3:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – German prosecutors have decided a Seig-Heiling garden gnome doesn't violate the country's tough laws against Nazi imagery, the BBC reports. Artist Ottmar Hörl's creation, on display in a Nuremberg gallery, is intended to mock the Nazis rather than glorify them, officials decided. Prosecutors warned,...   Read full story »

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