German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten'

Re:German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten' by kstenerud on Thursday November 28, 2019 @04:20AM (#21655762)

"Life" in Germany typically means between 15 and 25 years (and there's no such thing as stacking life sentences). Nobody is ever kept permanently incarcerated except for very very very extreme circumstances where they are considered still dangerous, and must be kept in a separate facility that's technically not a prison sentence. The goal of the justice system in Germany is reform, not retribution.

The "self-censorship" is done out of respect for the spirit of the law.

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Re:German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten' by Tomte on Thursday November 28, 2019 @04:29AM (#21655804)

Your comment is basically correct, let me add a little correction:

You're talking about "Sicherungsverwahrung", which has indeed that effect, but a regular life sentence without Sicherungsverwahrung can also be indefinitely long, until the person dies.

There are also perodical checks whether the prisoner is still a danger to society or whether he can be released, but it is possible to stay in regular prison without Sicherungsverwahrung forever.

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Re:German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten' by mytailorisrich on Thursday November 28, 2019 @04:52AM (#21655919)

> The "self-censorship" is done out of respect for the spirit of the law.

Or fear of being dropped by the search engines?

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Re:German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten' by Kbelicius on Thursday November 28, 2019 @06:41AM (#21656452)

The article would be dropped from the search engines, not the publishers...

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