The “policing” (if you want to call it that) was done in a city which has a fair number of non-Germans (not a majority, I should note). So they picked a downtown area which has pubs, bars and shopping. Their ‘gimmick’ (strategy would be a good word to use) was to approach men and women who appeared to be ethnic Mid-East types, and encourage them not to hang out or utilize the bars. Based on commentary by locals who saw the event unfolding, no one was forced to do anything, it was simply friendly persuasion.
The cops noted all of this and their beef is that the group (seven) had on neon-like vests with “Sharia Police” written on the back. You can’t wear any clothing while impersonating the German police (it’s a law). So what the court said...in order to get out of this mess...is that no one wrote a law to say “Sharia Police” is illegal on a clothing. If the group had written “Sharia Security”, I doubt if the cops would have arrested them in the first place.
The general issue I see (I live in Germany) is that probably 70-percent of the Turkish male population in Germany drink beer, hang out in bars, and occasionally smoke some weed (especially if under the age of 30). They just aren’t likely to listen to the ‘vested-crowd’ in this game.
This whole vest and ‘Sharia Police” thing will likely be revisited by the Bundestag and some law to be written in the future to ensure this doesn’t repeat itself. If they don’t....then “Reich-Burger Police” (Nazi-Citizen Police) will pop up. Things would spiral at that point.
"You might want stay away from the bars, concert halls, and especially the gay bars, you wouldn't want to be hurt when the jihadists come to slaughter the kufir."
We've already seen the bombings of nightclubs, the armed assault on patrons of concert halls and discos.
These stormtroopers aren't policing the Islamist community and taking down those who pose a violent threat against everyone (muslim and kufir alike). They are an intimidating gang.
Thanks for the explanation
Please do a google search ‘Shara Police Europe’
Kind of reminds me of the New Black Panther party who patrolled the Philli election locations.
Any over reach of authority, whether they are on their own turf or not is inappropriate. It should be shut down and they should be reminded this is not their call to harass citizens.
I am quite sure that the majority of your Turkish community have integrated well to customary German culture. However, when the gov’t basically ‘ok’ this type of behavior, it only encourages them. Someone is going to get hurt - people have already been hurt by this type of behavior whether they are wearing orange vests or not. You know this all too well since you live in Germany. In Cologne last New Years is a prime example.
These are just a few reminders
Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra45nX9JmW4
Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-s-SX6GLZ4
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/05/muslim-sharia-patrols-terrorize-copenhagen-bars-in-sharia-zone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXeLYv7tphs