As the 'smoke' clears this morning over Saturday evening's riot episode....a lot of questions exist, and meetings between the police and city leadership are scheduled throughout the week.
What you can say for facts? Well, it generally depends on which journalist writes the report, the view of the street video, and police perception. The only facts are: (1) things were normal until 3 AM Sunday morning, (2) some fight started which drew police action, (3) a crowd of 300 to 500 people in the center part of Frankfurt reacted with bottles thrown at the police, and (4) the police responded with 39 people detained.
What started the fight that drew the police? Unknown.
Were the crowd hyped up by one guy who did a lot of bottle throwing? The police, upon reviewing video, suggest this.
Copy of the Stuttgart riot from 3 weeks ago? The police and journalists say no.
Mostly all young men? If you look at the video, and read the police statements....yes. There's one single video from ARD TV news last night....which showed a single blonde female throwing a beer bottle at the police.
So these meetings slated for the week?
Lets start off with the original problem....for several weekends, the Opera House square was basically trashed-up by Sunday mornings, and local folks were fed up with that....demanding action. Four-hundred garbage cans were added on Friday....to hopefully resolve that issue. The garbage guys will admit that a ton of broken glass lay on the ground from Sunday morning's episode.
The chatter about curtailing alcohol consumption in the square? Some are suggesting all booze/beer be shut-off in the downtown area by 10 PM. A lot of the bars are shaking their heads.....party-time starts around 10 PM and continues on until 4 AM.
Having more police? Attracts anti-police crowds.
Fencing off the square? This actually has been suggested, but I don't see this happening.
I noticed on social media....someone suggesting opera music be piped into the square area, which would discourage a high percentage of folks from hanging out there.
So it'll be curious what the city managers decide upon for next weekend.
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