In Germany.....in high density urban areas, it's not that uncommon now for squatters to appear in buildings vacated and awaiting renovation teams. Part of the problem is that some buildings might sit for months before renovation starts. Part of the problem is a massive affordable housing crisis in major cities now. And part of the problem is the behavioral tendencies of the squatters.
So, such an event has unfolded in Berlin.....which N-TV (the commercial network) tells the story.
In Berlin, squatters had moved recently into two houses (Neukölln and Kreuzberg districts)....taking over and establishing themselves. Sunday night.....police came and went through a operation to remove the squatters. Fifty-six folks were removed and identified in the process.
The process repeats itself almost every month, and if you follow the German news situation....there's a minimum of one squatter building episode every single week in the country. The unfortunate side to the story is that the cops have to come in fairly large numbers, and the squatters rarely give in without some major confrontation, so you end up with an entire shift wasted for the cops, and some event which gets newsworthy attention.
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