German man posting politics on facebook gets visit from secret service

[Melinda]

Aside: This site is all about German news in English - sweet! Now, the story:

A German man who called on Facebook friends concerned about American secret service operations to join him in a walk around a US army spy centre near his home, found secret service men at his door checking his political leanings.

Daniel Bangert, 28, told The Local he had joked about US spies reading what he had written - and had even told his friends he was waiting for a knock on the door - when it actually came.

"I was still very sleepy when the phone rang - it was 7.17 in the morning - and a police officer started asking questions about what I was planning," he said.

"Then the doorbell rang and I saw out the window that a police van was parked outside. The officer on the phone said I should open the door to the others."

Much more at http://www.thelocal.de/national/20130715-50859.html#.UeQdzepz85s.reddit

Moral of story... Probably not a good idea to post politically, even if in jest, on facebook. Scary stuff.