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Frankfurt / Main (dpa / lhe) - Christina Kreis, acting head of the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office, has also been the anti-Semitism officer at the authority since the beginning of last year.

Regarding the development of hate messages and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories during the corona pandemic, she said: "The aggressive tones have become more."

In terms of criminal law, however, it is less relevant to what is observed in connection with demonstrations, but rather to the supposed anonymity of the Internet.

"I am very happy that we have not seen an increase in violent acts with anti-Semitic motivation in Hesse."

According to Kreis, the increase in aggression on the Internet and in social media also has to do with the emotional state of many people during the pandemic.

"Some of them have nerves."

The brutalization of language, which causes concern, had already begun beforehand.

“We have been observing for about two years that the word“ Jew ”is used as a dirty word in schools.

That used to be a no go.

Now borders are sinking, political correctness is increasingly being attacked. "

It is all the more important to bring in the "silent majority" and to show that this attitude is not capable of a majority.

An incident in Offenbach at the beginning of the year showed how important the reaction of civil society is.

A rabbi is said to have been insulted by a man on the way home from the synagogue.

Neighbors had therefore intervened and notified the police.

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"You always have to speak against it socially," said Kreis, referring to anti-Semitic, racist or misogynistic statements on the Internet and on the street.

Social observations and criminal law consequences are often different things: "In the end, many things do not constitute a criminal offense."

In the case of hate on the Internet, it is also difficult to determine who is responsible.

One goal must be to stop escalation spirals.

«As a law enforcement agency, we cannot solve everything.

As the anti-Semitism officer, I see it as my task to bring the issue to mind again and again so that we treat each other with respect. "

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