Over the weekend in Wiesbaden, we had a stabbing (along a trendline, it's rare but it happens a lot more than it did twenty-five years ago). The cops reported the basic story.
Over in the 'Westend' (our suburb west of the shopping district), along about 1 PM on Sunday afternoon.....a Syrian guy (early 20's) attacked an Italian guy (late 30s), with a knife. There's some wound involved but the Italian guy survived.
An argument? Well....no. That's the odd thing about this sudden attack....it just 'happened'. Maybe there was some history between the two, or some odd exchange on the street, or maybe some woman involved. Cops are asking for witnesses.
The episode is described as a knife attempt on the arm of the Italian guy, and the Syrian guy ran off. Cops later found the guy and arrested him.
When you read over the knifing episodes (through regional and national news), it tends to be non-Germans, and it follows along the traditional American urban episodes where some type of disrespect has occurred, and some young guy has to correct the second guy's insult. Alcohol or drugs? Well, on a number of occasions, you can make the point that they were involved....no one says that about the 1 PM attack in Wiesbaden.
It's just one of those trends that you note and you have to remind yourself to be vigilant and note your surroundings when walking around. The odd factor here is that this Westend action occurred fairly near a coffee shop that I frequent at least once or twice a month. It's in an area that I'd normally say is 100-percent safe.
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