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Gulf Insider
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
"We Have Imported Knife Violence" – Wave Of Attacks Shakes Germany Once Again
Another wave of knife attacks has hit Germany, showing that not much has changed despite the many lost lives and Germans maimed in knife attacks. In fact, the statistics show that these crimes are even getting worse, with 79 knife attacks per day now recorded. A German criminal lawyer warns that Germany has 'imported knife violence,' in response to growing blade crimes. In the last few days, headlines include Kosovar man arrested after knife attack in Germany injures three, including 12-year-old girl' 'Man stabbed half to death on basketball court,' 'Manhunt continues after Syrian asylum seeker stabs 5 outside student bar in Bielefeld,' and 'Rioter injures police officer with knife.' However, thousands of such headlines have run in the German press in recent years, with Remix News reporting on many of them. The overwhelming number of perpetrators are foreigners or those with a foreign background, yet despite promises to crack down and enact deportations of migrant criminals, the bloodshed not only continues but appears to be getting worse. His daughter was murdered by an illegal Palestinian migrant, stabbed 38 times, along with her boyfriend.17-year-old Ann-Marie is gone, but her father won't let her memory die. He delivered a message to Olaf Scholz's face:"There are parents standing at the grave or coffin of… — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) October 16, 2024 'We have imported knife violence. In other cultures, the knife is a kind of status symbol. This is changing the social climate here in the country,' stated criminal attorney Udo Vetter. He further notes that 'knives have become an everyday companion for many people. And the barrier to using them is low.' Notably, he warns that due to the rise of knives and knife crimes, it is creating a problem that is expected to only grow exponentially, with more and more people arming themselves with knives out of fear. 'Because if some people deliberately pack a knife as a murder weapon, more and more people will also resort to knives, supposedly to defend themselves,' stated Vetter. 'Young people in particular have knives in their pockets just like their cell phones.' However, this problem has been warned about nearly every week, including from the German police themselves. Manuel Ostermann, deputy head of the Federal Police Union, stated that 'the knife as a means of committing a crime always immediately poses a concrete threat to life and limb. Politicians must now take all possible measures to curb this phenomenon.' Ostermann is the same police union head who said that Germany's crime problem is actually an immigration problem during a viral speech last year. 🇩🇪‼️ "Germany is no longer a safe country… The migration crisis is first and foremost a crime crisis."German police union (DPoIG) chairman Manuel Ostermann makes a major statement following the Solingen terror attack by a Syrian Islamist. — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) August 28, 2024 The head of the German Police Union, Rainer Wendt, also spoke out about the knife crime problem, saying: 'The threshold for violence is getting lower and lower. And the fuse is getting shorter. Knives are being drawn even for trivial reasons and seemingly harmless disputes.' As Remix News previously reported, violent crime reached a record high in Germany last year, with foreigners responsible for nearly half of crimes. There were 29,014 cases in total involving a crime where a knife was used, of which, 15,741 were knife attacks. Serious and dangerous bodily harm with a knife increased by 10.8 percent in 2024 compared to 2023. 🇩🇪 For every well-integrated Middle Eastern migrant, you have so many of these guys causing terror across crime has skyrocketed in Germany, with nearly 30,000 knife-related crimes taking place last shot near German supermarket Kaufland. — Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) April 17, 2025 The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is going on the offensive under the new Christian Democrat-led government, with security and immigration still top concerns. Alice Weidel, AfD party co-leader, mocked the new government's 'five-point plan' to fix the immigration crisis, saying that the border is not secured despite promises. Click here to read more…
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
Police escort Gloucester mum off Ryanair flight after she is unable to pay for Pringles
A Gloucester mum says she was left in shock after the police were called after being unable to pay for a tube of Pringles. Officers escorted the 55-year-old off a Ryanair jet after she ate the crisps from the trolley before paying. Ann-Marie Murray ordered the Pringles, water and a cola on a flight from Tenerife to Bristol on March 28. The bill came to £7. But she was unable to pay when the in-flight card machine would not accept payment and she had no cash. Three police officers arrived and put the housing association worker in the back of their van, the Mirror reports. READ MORE: Ninja electric outdoor BBQ that makes people 'throw away coal and gas' now discounted READ MORE: Photography equipment worth thousands stolen from white Volvo in Cheltenham The airline said crew "called ahead for police assistance after a passenger became disruptive". But Ann-Marie said: "I wasn't disruptive. There were no raised voices. "I was doing my best to pay. I tried to tap and pay, but the machine didn't work. They tried with another machine and when it still didn't go through I offered to get cash when we landed but they said I couldn't do that." Ann-Marie said her partner asked a steward if they wanted the Pringles back and was told "no". She added: "I thought it was a joke when the crew said they had called the police. "I was shocked when the police came onboard and we were asked to leave. It was so embarrassing. I had done everything I could to resolve it. "They then told the police I had refused to pay, but that wasn't the case. I wanted to pay, but my card didn't work and I had no cash." Ann-Marie had been visiting the Canary Island with her partner for a four-night mini-break to celebrate her birthday and says the incident ruined the trip. She says she had previously witnessed another passenger struggling to pay with a chip and pin card from the same bank on another Ryanair flight and was left shocked when staff didn't take a more pragmatic approach. She said: "Luckily the police were lovely and after I explained the situation they took me to a cash machine and I was able to pay the £7. The officers were laughing and couldn't believe it. "After I paid, the crew told me we're banned from flying with Ryanair, but I'd never fly with them again anyway after what happened." Avon and Somerset Police said: 'We received a report of a disruptive passenger on an inbound flight to Bristol Airport. Officers briefly attended, but quickly established it related to a civil dispute and no action was taken.' Ryanair said: "'During this flight, this passenger attempted to purchase food onboard, however the card did not process payment. As crew looked to resolve the payment issue, this passenger proceeded to ignore crew instructions, consume the items prior to payment and subsequently became disruptive. 'The aircraft was met by local police upon arrival at Bristol Airport and this passenger was removed. Ryanair has a strict zero tolerance policy towards passenger misconduct and will continue to take decisive action to combat unruly passenger behaviour, ensuring that all passengers and crew travel in a safe and respectful environment, without unnecessary disruption.'
