A judge has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence after he overruled the federal obligation for children to wear face masks in school during the coronavirus pandemic, citing scientific evidence that argued COVID masks were detrimental to children’s development.
Judge Christian Dettmar of the Weimar District Court argued in April 2021: “I have considerable doubts about the meaningfulness of masks. If you want to wear them voluntarily at school, you can do that, but we don’t have to patronize parents.” He referenced a number of respected and renowned scientists to back up his claims.
But a judge overseeing his prosecution over the matter suggested that Dettmar cited critics of Germany’s stringent COVID-19 restrictions and ought to have waited until recognized “experts” were available. The judge also told Dettmar: “The good cause of protecting children that you may have had in mind doesn’t justify the means.”
The public prosecutions office demanded that Dettmar be sentenced to three years imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The trial judge ultimately decided to suspend the sentence and revoke Dettmar’s right to work as a family judge. The decision has already been appealed and is due to be heard at the Federal Court of Justice.
The subsequent evidence on masks has vindicated Dettmar’s position as they were found to increase the number of deaths and made “no significant difference” to the rate of transmission among schoolchildren .
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