Not to express support for the cops in any way, but for a bit of context: Publicly insulting a person is a crime in Germany. The old guy here did give the cops a great excuse to arrest him.
No, not really. Arrest is only allowed under certain circumstances, and acting violently has even higher burdens (in the law at least). The proportions have to be maintained, too. And acting this violently is not proportional to a minor insult.
Arrest is only allowed under certain circumstances
Indeed, but one of those circumstances is being caught in the act of comitting a crime, as was the case here.
The proportions have to be maintained, too.
True, the method used could well have been out of proportion. But he shouldn’t be surprised to have been arrested, that would have happened at any demonstration if you decide to insult a cop.
Not to express support for the cops in any way, but for a bit of context: Publicly insulting a person is a crime in Germany. The old guy here did give the cops a great excuse to arrest him.
No, not really. Arrest is only allowed under certain circumstances, and acting violently has even higher burdens (in the law at least). The proportions have to be maintained, too. And acting this violently is not proportional to a minor insult.
Indeed, but one of those circumstances is being caught in the act of comitting a crime, as was the case here.
True, the method used could well have been out of proportion. But he shouldn’t be surprised to have been arrested, that would have happened at any demonstration if you decide to insult a cop.