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This is pretty troubling: not this specific case, but what it means for Germany down the road. In and of itself, there isn't anything wrong with merely going a
by throwaway420 10y ago
This is pretty troubling: not this specific case, but what it means for Germany down the road.
In and of itself, there isn't anything wrong with merely going around and kindly asking people to stop engaging in behavior you find objectionable. That's part of free speech and freedom of action. Actually, many more problems in society should be solved through this kind of voluntary effort rather than the heavy hand of government using force and throwing people in metal cages. As long as no violence or intimidation is used, this is great.
But is anybody naive or politically correct enough to think that peacefully advocating certain behaviors is truly the end result here?
- type0 10y agoIn most countries it is illegal to impersonate law officers, police or not. It's very strange that it is not so in Germany.
- type0 10y agoI mean, why otherwise would they call it 'sharia law'.
- germanier 10y agoSame in Germany. It was just clear to absolutely anyone around that those weren't actual police officers thus they were failing to impersonate anyone. It's the same reasoning that allows people to wear shirts with "fashion police" written on it.
- type0 10y agoIt's not about what it says on the clothing, it's about how they act and what their intentions are.
- germanier 10y agoYes. Absolutely everyone who interacted with them or even just watched from the distance would know that they weren't police officers. It was absolutely clear that they were private citizens sharing their opinion. This can't be called "impersonation".