The "112" Rule

There's a discussion going on in Hessen (my local German state) over an impending rule being added to the legal system.....after the riots in Frankfurt from the last month.  The riots occurred primarily from the ECB (European Central Bank) grand opening at the big impressive building along the river.
The "112" rule?

It's a protective clause which would basically state that if you inflict harm to the police, the fire department, a volunteer fire department member, a civil protection member, or a rescue member.....you could be subjected on up to ten years in a state prison.

Shocker?

Naturally, the police union is supportive of the change.  The pace of this?  It's going to be discussed in early May by the legislative council and it's possible that they legalize the "112" rule within a matter of weeks, so you might see it effective by late fall.

How would the harm clause fall into play?  Let's say there's a soccer match and a thousand hooligans show up to make the situation fairly unsafe after the game ends.  The authorities realize the impact and bring 1,500 policemen.  As things progress.....a riot starts up and at least ninety cops end up injured.  Cops arrest two hundred of the riot hooligans and with video from the incident.....they get a summons to appear in court within thirty days.  The prosecutor could review the actions and eventually decide that a hundred of the rioters need extended time....like one year in prison, with the other hundred getting sixty to ninety days of prison.  All of the two hundred lose their jobs and end up unemployed and eventually on Hartz IV (German welfare).  The public starts to note what happened here and people tend to stop hooligan behavior.

I'm guessing some folks will take this to the Constitutional Court and claim it's unfair.....but it's a weird argument saying you have the right to inflict harm on some human being.  I would imagine the court just sitting there and waiting for you to identify such a right and where it comes from.  The right to hooliganism?  It just doesn't exist.

The key player to the "112" rule?  I think with video as the chief evidence.....a prosecution team will be able to take down dozens to hundreds of riot enthusiasts in the future.  It'll be curious to see how this unfolds and how it'll be challenged in court.