A Scottish man is facing hate crime charges after he posted a video of himself training his girlfriend’s pet pug to do a Nazi salute and respond to anti-Semitic commands.
The video shows the pet pooch Budda watching Hitler’s speeches, jumping up when it hears the words: “Gas the Jews”, and doing what appears to be a salute.
Markus Meechan, a 28-year-old from North Lanarkshire in Scotland, made the video as a prank to annoy his girlfriend.
“My girlfriend is always ranting and raving about how cute her dog is so I thought I would turn her into the least cute thing you could think of which is a Nazi,” he said in the YouTube video, which has been viewed more than 1.8 million times.
Mr Meechan was arrested last month on suspicion of hate crime and spent a night in jail, according to the Daily Mail.
Police said the video was highly offensive. Move on to the next page to view the video:
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Ryan Smith
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Lmao!!!
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Bray Cronk this is hilarious.
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Jajajajajajaja que lindoooo
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Errol Sweeney I believe it already knew how
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I knew it!!!! James Witty
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Puga nooo
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Sima friend of yours?
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Inci wtf
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Okay, I know this is horrible but all I can think of is the hyena march from Lion King. But instead of hyenas it’s all pugs.
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Also sad that this would be legal in the US of A
Christine Ball
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It’s all fun and games Steve Dee until someone drops a Gass canister in the shower, am I right?
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Alessia Granato
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When does it become hat speech?
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When is the line crossed Steve Dee?
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Il mio è stupido :/
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It isn’t, freedom of speech is freedom of speech, you have to take the bad with the good…
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Otherwise who has the right to say what is ok and what isn’t?
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Jordan Adams x
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I don’t know whether he should be arrested but I don’t think it’s funny.
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That’s what great about pugs and kids, you teach them to hate the things you hate.
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OMG Kate Ashleigh
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Kate Ashleigh don’t do this to gus aye Debbie Henderson
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It’s not funny at all or correct but he should not be arrested for it. That’s just dumb.
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You realize you’re talking about a dog that has no idea what this means, right? Good Lord.