The French-German 'Incident'

Over Friday....this incident occurred in the Saar region of Germany (far western side).

For those who've never been in the region....Saarland is a bit unique on behavior as a German state.  There is a lot of French-feeling in the region.  It's mostly known for rural status and coal-mining.

So this 65 year-old French guy attempted to cross the border into Germany.  We have still some border 'ban' rules in affect.  It's NOT totally relaxed yet on crossing borders.

Who mans the border points for the Germans......the federal police.  Usually, you don't want to screw around with these guys.

The incident was video-taped so no one can argue about the event.

The French guy is crossing near the 'Goldener Bremm'.  Signs are laid out and basically say you need to halt and address your situation (your intent, your health, etc).  Now, no one is clear if this is only in German, or in English, or in French.  I'm assuming being at the French border, there's both a French and German sign.

He basically drove through the signs, and the guards.  Yep.  Straight on, he proceeded....never stopping.

He did stop eventually at some side street...next to a kiosk where you'd play lotto. German cops approach and talking takes place.  Basically.....he's there to play lotto and doesn't want to f**k around with rules.  I can admire the old French guy in some ways.

The German federal cops then dump on him.....the order is given....refusal to allow him to enter the country.  He has to exit Germany now.

The French guy basically says no....not until he's bought his lotto tickets.  German cops then proceed to 'handle' him, and a fight breaks out.  One old French guy, and a couple of German cops.

At some point, the old French guy is pushed enough and falls to the ground. Video apparently shows this.

At this point (today) the French government is asking questions about the handling of their citizen, and the German government is having to respond.  The Germans will say they were doing their duty, and were not 'thugs'.  The French might accept this or say something harsh.

Actions by Antifa?  No one says much yet, but it just seems to me if you had a decent Antifa group in France.....they'd be all over the German cops at the border over the next week.

Here's the comical thing about this.  The French guy could have parked on the French side....walked around through some park and through some wooded area in 15 to 20 minutes, and avoided the border point entirely....bought his lotto tickets, and never met any threat at all.  The border is geared toward car entry, not forest entry.

But all of this begs the question....don't they play lotto in France?  Yes, they do.  If you win, it's a tax-free 'gift' of money....same as in Germany.  So this was all a wasted effort or fake confrontation?  Well....it begs questions.  Maybe the old guy likes screwing with German cops, or feels adventitious in doing stuff like this.

And all of this leads back to the ban rules?  Yes, that's the other amusing thing....with riots involving tens of thousands over the past weekend....German cops still enforce border control.  A lot of this story just doesn't make sense.