Cops in Germany will tell you that things have changed an awful lot over the past decade. There is a perception over loss of respect for the police.
Last night in Berlin....in the subway area of Danziger and Kniprodestrasse....cops had observed some teen (16 years old) selling drugs. They approached and attempted to arrest him.
It's a location just north of the Volkspark Friedrichshain on the east end of Berlin. Most of the major drug-sales operations in Berlin...are in city parks now.
The kid resisted. Bad move. Cops continued on.
But now...an associate of the drug-sales kid arrives and begins to help the drug-sales kid fight off the cops. Typically, cops work in pairs.....it's basically two on two at this point. My guess is that the cops called for back-up.
Within a minute or two....more cops arrive on the scene (luckily)....because now there is a group of teens have arrived and attempting to free their young associate. Cops are now resorting to some irritant gas sprayed on the young teens....which keep them from advancing or harming the cops.
No one says precisely how many cops were on the scene, but you'd think it was a minimum of eight cops required.
The teens? Besides the drug-sales kid, three other teens were grabbed and detained in this episode. One was 18....so he'll end up with adult-charges (breach of peace, assault, and resisting arrest). The other two were taken down and their parents called (juveniles). They will still have to appear in a court later, but I doubt that they get much beyond a warning to the parents.
You can shake your head but this is the type of environment that the German cops have to work in.
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