So I'm going to tell a BS story, which existed until the last week or so.
In recent months (going back into 2023)....things were hyped up in urban areas of Germany, with folks fearing knife assaults.
It's a honest feeling, and people are worried.
So the Berlin police got a bit of advice (over a year ago)....it's not advice developed by themselves or some security guy....it came from a professional-association for psychiatry (consider it a suggestion of theirs).
The advice? If you were standing there in some public place and some nutcase launches a knife assault....they (not the police's idea) said you should 'irritate the aggressive guy through unexpected behavior.....such as singing'.
The police took this tip, and put on their home-page as advice. My gut-feeling....the older police probably were shaking their heads and suggesting this is a BS idea.
So for a long time....this was up on the page, and in the past week or two....finally removed.
My humble view? Generally, in dealing with nut-cases.....as irrational as they are....they will react in some way to another nut-case or irrational person. I'm not saying it's a positive move, or that it lessens the mess you are viewing. But added to this 'moment'......if the aggressive person is on some drugged-up high....none of this irrational idea stuff or singing....really matters. You can sing 'Louie Louie' or 'Wannabe' (by Spice Girls), and it's not likely to resolve a drugged-up guy.
But here's the thing....there's probably a couple thousand Germans who read this stupid advice in 2023....memorized it to some degree....and even now....as the knife-nut approaches....they will launch into 'Cherie Cherie Lady' by Modern Talking....thinking it might save them.
Yeah, it's a weird world we live in.
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