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German government wants to ‘decriminalize fare dodging’
TheLocal.de ^ | 7 January 2022 15:45 CET

Posted on 01/09/2022 11:09:45 AM PST by Olog-hai

Landing in jail for fare evasion is still possible in Germany. But the coalition government wants to change this, according to a German news report.

You may be surprised to know that, in Germany, riding public transport without a ticket — so-called Schwarzfahren — is a criminal offense which can lead to hefty fines and, in extreme cases, up to one year in prison.

But according to a report from Der Spiegel, the new German coalition government is now considering decriminalizing riding on public transport without a ticket.

According to the report, government officials are examining whether minor offenses such as riding without a ticket could be downgraded to administrative offenses.

The so-called traffic light coalition, made up of the Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats, has similar plans for the possession of cannabis, which is to be legalized for adults.

At the moment, fare evasion is a criminal offense under Section 265a of the German Criminal Code (StGB) and is punishable with a fine of at least €60. […]

The willingness to change the law is part of new federal Justice Minister, Marco Buschmann’s (FDP) plan to ease the burden on the judiciary in the coming years. …

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Travel
KEYWORDS: eussr; fareevasion; fourthreich; germany
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1 posted on 01/09/2022 11:09:45 AM PST by Olog-hai
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“Black Travel”

Sounds racis’


2 posted on 01/09/2022 11:13:03 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Olog-hai

What if the illegal riders aren’t vaxed?


3 posted on 01/09/2022 11:13:54 AM PST by Luke21
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To: Olog-hai

So if they do this...why would ANYONE pay for travel again?


4 posted on 01/09/2022 11:14:33 AM PST by Ouderkirk (The democRATS are not looking to govern, they intend to RULE.)
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To: Luke21

I can’t be illegal. I am undocumented.


5 posted on 01/09/2022 11:15:06 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Olog-hai

The modern left just cannot be trusted with a smidgeon of power. They’ve always been wrong headed but now they’ve completely lost the plot by trying to make petty crime legal.


6 posted on 01/09/2022 11:16:26 AM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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To: Olog-hai

30 years ago I was on a German subway in Frankfurt and the inspector caught 7 teenagers with no ticket. They got fine slips and had to listen to the inspector lecture them until the next stop.


7 posted on 01/09/2022 11:18:28 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: Olog-hai
Man dead after jumping NYC subway turnstile, breaking neck

If it saves one life. /s

8 posted on 01/09/2022 11:20:37 AM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Ouderkirk

here in the LA transit system or Metro, I’ve seen first-hand around 90% of riders just pass thru the turnstiles at the subway station.

The obama kids DONT PAY. Period. You would see LAPD around but it’s not their concern.


9 posted on 01/09/2022 11:20:41 AM PST by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: Olog-hai

Decriminalizing crime. How un-german.


10 posted on 01/09/2022 11:21:09 AM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Paladin2

I thought the same thing.


11 posted on 01/09/2022 11:25:56 AM PST by LukeL
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To: Olog-hai

Sure, why not.

It’s how the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers got their name.


12 posted on 01/09/2022 11:33:31 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Actually the name Dodgers comes from dodging street cars to keep from being hit by them and being injured or killed, not from dodging fares.


13 posted on 01/09/2022 11:41:52 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: Olog-hai

I will give everyone one guess as to the demographic which is dodging the fares.


14 posted on 01/09/2022 11:48:17 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: SpaceBar

Decriminalizing rapefugee crime.


15 posted on 01/09/2022 11:49:09 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: Olog-hai

RE: German government wants to ‘decriminalize fare dodging’

At the same time, they’re planning to criminalize the fare paying UNVACCINATED Germans.


16 posted on 01/09/2022 11:52:51 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Olog-hai

The insanity has spread world-wide.


17 posted on 01/09/2022 11:52:58 AM PST by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021. )
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To: csvset
Sweet! That'll teach him!

18 posted on 01/09/2022 11:58:43 AM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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#34: "I will give everyone one guess as to the demographic which is dodging the fares."

C'mon man! Schwarzfahren? Too easy …

19 posted on 01/09/2022 12:02:44 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: reg45

That is indeed the official story, for the benefit of the youngster Dodger faithful.


20 posted on 01/09/2022 12:07:56 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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