Video: California High-School Students Sang Nazi Song and Gave Hitler Salute

[Mrs. Overall]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pacifica-high-school-students-sang-nazi-song-and-gave-hitler-salute

Athletes performed an homage to the Third Reich before an awards ceremony. Their school won’t say how they were disciplined.

A group of high-school students in Southern California gave a Nazi salute and sang a Nazi song during an awards ceremony last year, according to video reviewed by The Daily Beast.

The video shows about 10 members of the boys’ water polo team at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, throwing the salute once used to greet Adolf Hitler while singing a Nazi marching song played for German troops during World War II. It’s the second such incident in the region in the year.

The video was uploaded to Instagram by one of the athletes, who also posted lyrics to the song in his Instagram bio. After the video expired, the athlete removed the reference. He did not respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Garden Grove Unified School district where Pacifica High School resides said the school administrators first became aware of the incident and video four months later in March, but did not say if they disciplined anyone.

“While the district cannot comment on student discipline, the school did address this situation with all involved students and families,” the spokesperson said. “The district adheres to strong policies about harassment and cultural sensitivity, and we condemn all acts of anti-Semitism and hate in all forms. We remain focused on educating students about cultural sensitivity and are committed to holding students accountable, educating them on the consequences of their choices, and the impact these actions have on our schools and community at large.”

[dalton99a]

1. "It's not something you'd expect somebody to accidentally know about."

Fucking Nazis

[Initech]

2. Nazi punks fuck off!!!!

And Garden Grove? Holy shit, that's way too close to home for comfort. That means that there's Nazis in my backyard.

Oh and fuck Nazis.

[ProfessorPlum]

3. WTF

maybe they can sing "Tomorrow Belongs to Me" next time

[sakabatou]

6. I also had a WTF reaction

[Karadeniz]

4. No excuse.

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Who glorifies NAZIs?

A NAZI.

Find that fucker ASAFP and get his name and picture in public.

[EX500rider]

7. Based on that 8 second clip it was heard to tell what they were singing...

...I expected it to be "The Panzerlied" which they might have learned if the watched the 1965 film "Battle of the Bulge" or from the sub movie "Das Boot" but some obscure song by Herms Niel is wierd. Of course any Nazi song is a sick thing to sing and then post online.

[machoneman]

8. I was told by native Californians, in the 70's, that Garden Grove was a haven for...

ultra-right wingers. IIRC, it had something to do with a few churches. No kidding.

I would have thought though that 50+ years later, these folks would have changed. I guess not now!

https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-orange-county-politics-20181105-story.html

[Blue_true]

9. Again, only one kid had enough sense not to participate in what happened.

He sat, then got up and appeared to be leaving the area. Kudos to him and his parents.

Look like all the kids were White, that was no surprise.