The judge asked Quequé what he would think if someone threatened to blow up the Pedro Zerolo square
On February 19, the 38th Court of Instruction of Madrid prosecuted for a joke in the program Time Twenty something at SER chain Last June, the comedian and presenter Miguel Hector, also known as Cake. The decision of the Judge Carlos Valle, which admitted the complaint filed by the ultra-Catholic group Christian Lawyers, was appealed by the presenter of the programme.
The complaint against Miguel is based on a joke made by the comedian on June 27, 2024, in episode 446 of the program Time Twenty something: "Christian Lawyers! All of us here have one wish, which is to fill the cross of the Valley of the Fallen with dynamite and blow it up. If possible, it would be better on a Sunday, so that more people would come.The joke suggested using stones to throw at those who harass women who go to abortion clinics or priests who have abused minors.
During the comedian's statement before the judge, to which the SER chain, The magistrate Carlos Valle compare the joke made by Hector with another envelope «blow up Pedro Zerolo Squareon Madrid, symbol of the neighborhood of Chueca, where many of the activities held in the celebration of the LGTBIQ + pride.
The judge comes to ask Miguel Hector What would you think if "with the little stones» went to the Pride celebration and threw themselves at «Homosexuals who have abused children«. «That is, all homosexuals"he says in the statement.
Full statement
Carlos Valle: «For example, imagine yourself. Let's see if we blow up Pedro Zerolo Square. Let's see if you, even if it were on a comedy show in which it was said: 'Let's see if we blow up the Pedro Zerolo square and with the little stones we arrive at one day, the day of Pride, and we throw them at all the homosexuals who have abused children.' That is, all the homosexuals.. What would you think in that situation? That even in a comedy program it could be understood that it does not have a mendacious or offensive meaning?.
Hector de Miguel: «For me, context is fundamental, a comedy programme is a comedy programme. If someone takes this literally, they are not understanding comedy. On the other hand, comparing Pedro Zerolo with the cross of the Valley of the Fallen... I think that, well... I accept the comparison, but of course... The important thing is always the context.«.
Carlos Valle: «You say it depends on how you take it… How should you take this statement?«.
Hector de Miguel: «As it is, a joke«.
Carlos Valle: «And where do you see the joke?«.
Hector de Miguel: «In exaggeration, hyperbole, hyperbole is an instrument of humor, you can be more sarcastic, more ironic, hyperbolic, but there is always humor in hyperbole.«.
Carlos Valle: «By the way, I wasn't comparing Pedro Zerolo to the cross in the Valley of the Fallen. I was talking to him about the Plaza de Pedro Zerolo, about blowing up a plaza, not about comparing a person to a religion.«.
Hector de Miguel: «But what does Pedro Zerolo Square mean with what the cross means…«.
