Austrian farmer was holding a slave for 30 years: no unconditional imprisonment!

The farmer from Austrias federal state of Styria, who was holding a slave for 30 years, does not have to go to prison. The judge gave him a suspended sentence of 18 months imprisonment.

The case was revealed and came to public in autumn 2008. A 56-year-old man was working for the farmer since 30 years without salary and medical treatment.

For his good nature to work for free and only for some food he was also beaten and insulted by his employer. A quite outlandish way to show gratitude.

But not even daily food was for sure. A witness

61-year-old man eaten alive by maggots

A 61-year-old bedridden man from Vienna was eaten alive by maggots, reported Austrias Broadcasting Corporation “ORF”. His 34-year-old girlfriend was sleeping next to him in bed until his death was noticed.

The first autopsy reaveled that he died because of a circulatory failure. The man was totally corroded by maggots. They were already inside his lungs. But the forensic medicine don’t wanted to confirm that maggots got the blame for his death.

34-year-old girlfriend was arrested by the police. She has to expect a trial because of denial of assistance. The 61-year-old had a stroke and was a nursing case

Cartinthian newspaper against beach volleyball in Klagenfurt

In todays issue of a Carinthian newspaper a critical article about the beach volleyball event in Klagenfurt puts oil on troubled waters. The beach volleyball tournament in Klagenfurt receives 900.000 Euro public sponsorship every year.

A bit too much for a federal state which is hopeless indebted, thinks a columnist of the newspaper. 2,5 billion Euro amounts the debt repayment status of the federal state of Carinthia.

Child benefit, kindergarten grant, and the heating costs grant was severely shortened. Savings in schools were inevitable, and the promised financial support for young people (during the last election campaign) has feet of

Austrian hairdressers and their prices

Women has to pay much more for the service in Austrian hair salons as men. The equal treatment commission of the Federal Chancellery does not like that. “Austrian hairdressers have to change their prices”, claims an insider.

Now also the medias report about the scandalous disadvantage of women in hair salons. The arguments of hairdressers that women are the more pretentious customers, and that they have longer and more dense hair is factual not justified and not comprehensible, is the result and the general opinion of the commission.

Different prices for the same performance is not alright and unlawful. It’s

Austrian chancellor Faymann for compulsory military service

The latest discussion about abolition of the compulsory military service in Austria was not music in the ears of Austrias chancellor Werner Faymann. In an interview in Austrias daily newspaper called “Österreich”, he confirmed that he wants to keep the compulsory military service in Austria.

Faymann explains that the most important thing about the Austrian army is the question how to save most of the money for national defence. The chancellor thinks it’s not proven that a professional army would be cheaper as the compulsory military service.

“A professional army with the double of the cost of a militia army

Sausage or kebab? Female politican worries about traditional Austrian snack bar.

A female politican of the Freedom party worries about the existance of a traditional Austrian snack bar (Würstelstand)  in Vienna. In her latest press release she declares that somebody from Turkey wants to take the place and sell Turkish delicacies like some kind of kebab creations there.

She labels such efforts as “inconceivable” and cofirm that the “interests of the indigenous population are in danger.”

Already two years ago a Turkish gourmet wanted to open his oriental temple of enjoyment on the same spot. It was not allowed by the authorities. But time is changing and two years later the

Trigger-happy parrots hater in Eferding

A 65-year-old pensioner from the Upper Austrian town of Eferding was arrested because he has killed three parrots with a gun last weekend. During the interrogation in the police station he told that he could not bear the croaking anymore.

The parrots belonged to a parrot breeder in his neighbourhood. The damage amounts 20.000 Euro. Since last atumn the breeder lost 19 parrots. Only one single parrot survived with a heavy injury on his leg. It’s quite possible that the trigger-happy pensioner also killed the rest of the breed. But at the moment only three killings are verifiable.

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Salzburgs children don’t want to make sport

Doctors of the state hospital criticize that the children of the province of Salzburg are not so much interested in sport anymore. 20 years ago their predecessors were much more sporty and healthier.

The blame for the worrying development got the playstation. But also parents are not that innocent. They are too anxious and fear that children can sustain injuries during their physical exercises. 15 percent of all the children in Salzburg never do sport. The number of overweight children has doubled in the last 20 years.

Doctors explain that todays offspring of Salzburg has no power and no stamina.

Emotional discussions about summer break in Austrian parliament

Freedom party leader Heinz Christian Strache was criticized by the orange party “BZÖ”, which is also known as the “Alliance For The Future Of Austria”, because he is going to spend a two weeks holiday with his children instead of joining “inflationary extraordinary meetings in parliament” during summer time.

Strache declared in his latest press release that “this shows the attitude of the orange party “BZÖ” in an impressively way which is very inimical to the family.”

Josef Bucher, the chairman of the orange party “BZÖ”, wanted to have a series of extraordinary meetings to force the government to a

Feldkirch: 2 1/2 years prison for 3 Euro robbery

A 22-year-old man from Vorarlbergs metropolis of Lustenau was sentenced to an imprisonment of 2 1/2 years because he has captured a wallet with 3 Euro inside.

The height of the loot was irrelevant for the court. The offender commited his misdeed with a lot of violence. Victim was a 53-year-old man. The law range of sentences was 10 years prison. The 22-year-old wanted to have thinking time. The verdict is not legally binding.

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Austrias minister of defence wants to save money

Socialdemocrat and minister of defence Norbert Darabos declared during an interview with the daily newspaper called “Österreich” that his biggest dream would be to save some money for his native country.

Darabos wants to economize more than 300 spies in the Austrian secret service. He also explained a professional army would cost the double if there would be an abolition of a compulsory military service. That’s the main reason of his violent aversion against a professional army.

Green politican Peter Pilz don’t want to hear such ideas. He plans a petition for a referendum against the compulsory military service in

Not enough prison officers in Lower Austria

The Lower Austrian guard of justice moans about a signally manpower shortage. The numbers of prisoners increases dramatically. The number of prison officers only slowly. Since 2007 there was an increase of prison officers of only 3 percent.

Extra hours are already part of the everyday life and a heavy burden for the employees in the prison. Even the federal manager of the Socialist unionists has worry lines on his forehead and talks about an “unsustainable situation”.

The result of this can be seen in the high numbers of sick leaves. Experts are sure that there is a call for

Internet fraud: Lower Austrian man lost 64.000 Euro

A 42-year-old man from the Northern part of Lower Austria lost 64.000 Euro in the internet. He was seduced to buy not existing options on the gold rate. When he wanted to have his deposit payed out, nobody of the company was there anymore and the website was deleted.

The virtual company had its headquaters in China. A short look in several internet forums shows that there are also many victims in other European countries. The company sold the options on the gold rate under following two urls: www.xr-group.com and www.bofx.org.

The Austrian police requests all internet users to be

Swimmer Dinko Jukic becomes politican of the Peoples Party

The highly gifted swimmer and brother of the famous Mirna Jukic decided to become a politican of the Peoples Party. He wants to run for a post as a prime candidate in the Meidling district in the next communal elections.

Viennas Peoples Party boss Christine Marek is very excited about such a reenforcement in her election campaign, and talks about a “conscious declaration of war against the ruling Socialdemocrats.” The successful swimmer explained that he is used to jump in cold water. This time he wants to jump into the “cold water of politics.” Marek labels Dinko Jukic as born