Summary of Paragraph 175

SUMMARY OF PARAGRAPH  175


A male offender of homosexuality or a male that allow himself to be used to commit homosexuality shall be punished by imprisonment but a minor and those under 21years old at the time of their conviction of this offence shall be pardoned.



Summary of Paragraph 175a:   Penalty of 10 years imprisonment could apply to violator of homosexual crimes; however, the follow cases may attract not less than 3 months penal servitude:

1. A male who, with violence or the threat of violence to body and soul or life, compels another male to commit a sexual offense with him or allow himself to be used for sexual offense.
2.  A male who by abusing a relationship of dependence based upon service, employment or subordination, induces another male to commit a sex offense with him or to allow himself to be abused for a sex offense.
3. A male over 21 years of age who seduces a male under 21 years to commit a sex offense with him or allow himself to be abused for a sex offense.
4. A male who publicly commits a sex offense with males or allows himself to be abused by males for a sex offense or prostitutes himself.

Summary of Paragraph 175b:


 Sexual assaults committed by humans with animals is punishable by imprisonment, and may include loss of civil rights.


How it relates to the lectures: It shows the level of hopelessness in the society and the perpetration of immoral acts even in politics and government.  This laws was not amended during Nazis regime to allow for loop holes which has no penalty for the elites or the privileged (favored) citizens then. This can be considered double standards. The first enactment penal codes was not specific and very vague.