r/europe • u/Dazzling_Lobster3656 • 1d ago

Irish protester ‘repeatedly punched in the face by police’ during Gaza protest in Berlin

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/irish-protester-repeatedly-punched-in-the-face-by-police-during-gaza-protest-in-berlin/a249856773.html
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u/meckez 1d ago

A punch in the face is not an appropriate response of the police to verbal assault. At least not in Germany.

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u/Fast-Presence-2004 1d ago

It usually isn’t. You don’t see police doing this often, not even at fast right rallies. It’s mostly when it gives to Palestine. Palestinians have been dehumanized for so long, people don’t see it anymore.

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u/Dazzling_Lobster3656 1d ago

Big strong police Only punch the women?

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u/justadubliner Ireland 1d ago

German police have been beating up Pro Palestinian protesters for years. Even long before the genocide. They are renowned for it.

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u/Much-Jackfruit2599 1d ago

physical violence against repeated insults can actually be self defense. though police shouldn’t operate like this and certainly not excessively like this.

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u/IdiAmini 1d ago

Apparently it is. German police stated that they chanted slogans and that this was the reason for this behaviour