Eight Americans and one Canadian were arrested on Monday for unlawfully entering the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp.
    • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
      30·
      10 days ago

      And “not paying” here means failing to get a ticket that is actually free…

      • rustydrd@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        9 days ago

        This sounds like the punchline to a joke. “Your mom is so dumb, she got caught breaking into an open-air museum with free admission”.

  • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    22·
    10 days ago

    Today, Auschwitz-Birkenau is open to the public as a museum and memorial. Admission to the grounds is free of charge, but entry cards are required.

    Can someone explain that to me?
    How’s the process here?
    Do you have to apply for an entry card beforehand or so?

    • Lupus108@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      10 days ago

      From the official website:

      Admission to the grounds of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial is free of charge. The entry cards should be reserved on visit.auschwitz.org. For better understanding the history of Auschwitz we suggest a visit with a guide-educator

      I went there last month, you have to register online, then you can book a tour (which cost about 45€) there are tours free of charge but you have to book them way in advance. Upon arrival you have your personalized ticket and they do ID and security checks not unlike at an airport.

      I suppose the need to register is for security reasons and to not overcrowd the place since tickets are limited.

      I highly recommend a visit, I am well educated on the topic but being there, realizing that 1.1 million is not just a number is unreal.

      Walking the same route from the loading ramps to the gas chambers, a group of people just like us, with the same hopes and dreams, the same fears and worries was just a harrowing experience.

    • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      11·
      10 days ago

      Ok, had a look at the webpage.
      Apparently, number of entry cards per day is limited and you have to reserve them online some days in advance.

      • Che Banana@beehaw.orgEnglish
        15·
        10 days ago

        This happens a lot at culturally significant places, it allows free entry but limits the quantity per day (hour, etc) so there won’t be an overabundance of foot traffic or overwhelm services/create fire hazards, etc.

  • username_1@programming.devEnglish
    75·
    10 days ago

    Hey, they just realized how shitty their society/country is and decided to voluntarily put themselves into prison. Shouldn’t we, actually, welcome such behavior?