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There are indeed Nations that are a "Rechtsstaat" or a "state of law". Also you don't need to compare something to the worst of the same category. This is easy
by i5heu 5y ago
There are indeed Nations that are a "Rechtsstaat" or a "state of law".
Also you don't need to compare something to the worst of the same category.
This is easy and lazy.
Compare things to something better, or there is no progress.
- bakuninsbart 5y agoSince you use the german word of Rechtsstaat, let me just say that Germany has major problems with power abuse among the police as well. As a white middle-class person, I only experienced it once myself, but it is what my immigrant friends consistently tell me, and I do tend to believe them. A major difference between the US and Germany is that this abuse is far less deadly usually. A rage-inducing example in recent years was the case of Sven W., who was beaten, abused and insulted by police for being gay. After complaining, he was then dragged in front of the court as the accused by the local DA multiple times. (https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=39308 https://www.queer.de/detail.php?article_id=39308)
- syki 5y agoTherein is the main difference between Western European police and American police. Our police can kill for the most part without repercussions. Also our prison system is more barbaric. We don’t have universal healthcare so even the act of healing from police violence can cost money.
- i5heu 5y agoI have used the German word because it is used in the English Wikipedia. Germany has a lot of problems and is in Not a „Rechtsstaat“. Germany is not, for example, allowed to file an arrest warrant on the EU layer because the „Staatsanwaltschaft“ (the people who can file it) are assumed under politicians - directly.