Rock musician Roger Waters, founder and onetime frontman of Pink Floyd, performed concerts in Berlin on May 17 and 18. During a couple of his former band's classic songs, Waters donned a black military-style uniform with a red armband and fired a prop machine gun into the crowd. The costume bore more than a passing resemblance to a Nazi SS uniform, though with two crossed hammers instead of a swastika.
Last week, Berlin police announced an investigation into Waters' sartorial choices and whether they constitute incitement to violence. Unfortunately, the investigation is part of a trend among European nations that cuts against the principles of a free society.
