In roughly ten days, a no-weapons policy is to be implemented in Wiesbaden, within the mid-town shopping district. Some locals will say that this is a fairly harsh step to declare a 'zone', and it almost resembles a 'no-go' zone. I would not use those words myself, and think it's mostly a tactic by the city council to 'lay down' safety standards.
Today, via the local news sites....a story popped up from late yesterday in the mid-town area of Wiesbaden, near the main-bus terminal of that section of town.
Some guy (age 23) came to 'bump' into four ladies who were standing and conversing, while waiting on some bus.
The journalist doesn't go into details about this 'bump' but you kinda get the impression that he was a bit drunk or on a drug-high.
Anyway, this 'bump' didn't go well, and the ladies (at least in my belief) probably responded with a comment or criticism. That didn't go well...and the guy pulls out a knife. Yep.....he was rather quick on getting defensive and using the knife as a threat.
The ladies went to cellphones....called the cops, and this guy stumbled off toward the Christmas Market. Cops arrive....get a description, and a few minutes later detain the guy. Their description? A pen-knife.
With the current rules in place....he'll have to 'bump' into a German judge and he might end up with some charges (making a threat with a weapon perhaps).
If he'd made the knife threat after 1 January when the weapon-free zone was in effect? An extremely hefty fine and guaranteed period in the city-jail.
The sad thing is that it's acts like this that drove the city council to make up this weapons-free zone scheme, and the harsh nature of the consequences (soon to come) will bring on a new reality to town.
Was this knife display always an occurrence in Wiesbaden? No. After the Wall came down.....you'd have a situation or two pop up each year. In the past decade, there's probably thirty-odd stories per year that pop up via the local city blotter....all involving young men and usually after 9 PM at night.
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