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Just as a point of reference, here in Germany, the police would have just left the suspect be. They already knew his name, and therefore his address, so they w
by mrunkel 9y ago
Just as a point of reference, here in Germany, the police would have just left the suspect be. They already knew his name, and therefore his address, so they would have just filed a report and the prosecutors would have sent him a letter.
As an dual citizen that grew up in America, this is shocking to me, but it seems to work here in Germany. Of course, Germany has national address registration and doesn’t the same level of gun ownership..
Just wanted to point out a different approach.
- PeachPlum 9y agoA guy with a semi-automatic pistol who had fired on officers, "it's ok, we have his name and address" Glad I don't live in Germany.
- hutzlibu 9y ago.. it is also not true. They would siege the house. And wait for him to give up.
- PeachPlum 9y agoAlso not true, here's an example from July 2016 Stuttgart siege: Two dead after '100 armed police storm hostage situation' at law firm Five hour stand-off ends after special forces called in http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stuttgart-hostage-siege-armed-police-gunman-today-latest-news-germany-a7131186.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/stuttgart-hos...
- hutzlibu 9y agoYeah but this was a hostage situation. We were talking about a situation, where a lone, armed fugitive has barricaded himself in some place. And in this situation, there is no need at all for storming. Turning off the water and wait outside, should be enough.
- mrunkel 9y agoI’m talking about the point when he was just a shoplifter. At that point, if he had valid ID, police wouldn’t even been called.