Overview
- Jette Nietzard wrote on X that men who lose a hand from fireworks at least will not have to do military service, drawing wide attention late on December 31.
- WELT reported the post had been shown more than 130,000 times with roughly 650 comments as reactions poured in overnight.
- Her line echoes a 2024/25 New Year’s tweet she deleted after apologizing, which critics had condemned as cynical and trivializing injuries.
- The message references the new conscription framework under which 18‑year‑olds will receive questionnaires in early 2026, mandatory for men and voluntary for women.
- The controversy lands as police and hospitals report severe pyrotechnic incidents on New Year’s, including two 18‑year‑olds killed in Bielefeld and a 14‑year‑old losing a hand near Rostock; Nietzard now works in Green MP Lena Gumnior’s Bundestag office.