Tag: Police violence
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Mannheim police officers on trial for assault resulting in death and failure to render assistance
A year ago, an officer in Mannheim beat a 47-year-old man with his fists and pushed him to the ground, while another officer did not help the dying man. For this, the perpetrators must now appear before the criminal senate. The case is reminiscent of the African-American George Floyd, who was killed by police in […]
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Police violence in Germany is mostly male and more often goes unpunished, research project finds
About 3300 victims participated in a study on excessive violence by police officers. The violence workers also report on their own assaults. It is mainly male police officers up to 30 years of age who use excessive force on duty. Those affected are also predominantly male and on average 26 years old. An exception are […]
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Police violence goes viral: After “pain grips” in Berlin, criticism fills the internet
The Last Generation criticises “torture-like methods” during an eviction, a blocker even gets his wrist broken. He could end up as a “violent offender” in the police statistics. “If I inflict pain on you, if you force me to, you will have pain chewing and swallowing for the next few days – not only today,” […]
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After criticism of police violence: France’s interior minister threatens 125-year-old civil rights organisation
After excessive police violence, even by French standards, Gérald Darmanin threatens to withdraw funding from the Human Rights League. The organisation had criticised the brutal crackdown on protests at a “Megabassin” in Sainte-Soline. In a four-hour hearing in the National Assembly and the Senate, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin justified the heavy Gendarmerie’s action against […]