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YOU DO NOT MESS with the German police.

The couple of times I had dealing with them, they were very polite, professional, and friendly.

Once was at a shooting range when a couple wanted to shoot our M-60's (the 1st sergeant approved as long as we got to shoot their MP-5's) Once when they were pulling over cars in Ansbach for safety inspections. The last time was when I was riding in a car with my roommate who got pulled over for drunk driving. Even then the Polizei were perfectly professional and even offered to call a taxi for those of us passengers.

Of course, I did hear stories over there about guys resisting arrest, mouthing off to the Polizei, or being involved in bar fights. They didn't end well for the perps.

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One thing that always struck me was how much more respect German police got from citizens compared to their counterparts in America. Don’t think it was just the fact they carried MP-5’s though... ;)

Regards,

[RetiredArmy]

The couple of times I had dealing with them, they were very polite, professional, and friendly.

Oh, I agree. I dealt with them a lot because I worked in the JAG legal office, mostly in criminal law and so I had lots of contact with US MP's, CID, German police, etc. for US forces committing offenses out side a base. What I do know for a fact is that many times we had troops give German police a hard time, thinking US troops did not have to do what they were told to do by the German police, and start some physical thing with the police. The GP always won those little get togethers. Stupid boys trying to tell cops what they can and cannot do to them.