Train Brawl

Train brawls are awful rare in Germany, but when they occur.....typically....alcohol is involved.

I noticed that N-TV brought up an incident from the weekend.  What the cops say about the episode is that it was a regional train going between Basel and Freiburg.  Somewhere in the middle of this 'journey'.....twenty folks got into a huff, and brawled.

This occurred Sunday night. 

It all started shortly after the train pulled out of Freiburg, with two groups involved.

The first group were three Germans.  The second group were three Afghans. 

As the cops talk about it.....other travelers in the cabin soon got into the discussion/fight.  It is emphasized by the cops....a number of folks had alcohol issues that evening.  So it might have been twenty drunks (including the Afghans) who were in this brawl.

Typically, most train brawls would only involve fists (well, at least the ones I've heard about in the 1970s)....in this episode, cops say at least one iron bara and belt were used.  One guy is reported to have a broke nose. 

Cops report that some of the passengers hid under the seats although I kinda disbelieve that story.  These days, it'd be awful hard to compact yourself to fit under some seat. 

Naturally, at the end of this story.....folks wanted to emphasize that the train was 70 minutes late (remember, German trains are rarely if ever....late). 

What'll happen here?  A summons to court will occur, and some judge will get to some basic story.  I'm guessing the two drunks (one German and one Afghan) who started this....will get some week or two in jail.  The rest might be lucky and avoid any trouble.