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‘This verdict is incomprehensible!’ — German police officer’s killer cleared of murder and spared prison as court hears he was in a ‘bad mood’ over lack of prospects
RMX ^ | 04 01 2026 | Thomas Brooke

Posted on 04/02/2026 4:29:49 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

In Germany, a teenager who shot dead a police officer after firing at him multiple times has been acquitted of murder and will avoid prison — after telling a court he was often in a “bad mood” due to a lack of prospects.

The Saarbrücken Regional Court ruled that the 19-year-old gunman, Ahmet Gürsel, bore diminished responsibility at the time of the killing of Police Chief Inspector Simon Bohr, 34, and instead convicted him only of aggravated robbery, ordering his placement in a secure psychiatric facility.

The shooting took place in August 2025 in Völklingen, Saarland, after the defendant carried out an armed robbery at a gas station, stealing around €600 before attempting to flee. During the police response, he attacked officers with a knife, seized a service weapon from a trainee, and opened fire. Bohr was struck multiple times and died at the scene.

Pathology reports showed the police officer and father was shot in the head, face, neck, shoulder, abdomen, and back, and eventually died from “internal and external hemorrhage.”

Although the teenager admitted to the shooting during the trial, the court accepted psychiatric evidence that he was suffering from a schizophrenic disorder and severe anxiety, which was used to suggest he had significantly impaired his ability to control his actions.

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1 posted on 04/02/2026 4:29:49 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Get they get photographic evidence of his mood ring that day?


2 posted on 04/02/2026 4:31:35 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: yesthatjallen

A family member of the slain officer needs to return the favor in the name of restorative justice...


3 posted on 04/02/2026 4:31:49 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: yesthatjallen

If somebody really has that bad of a “disorder” then they should be put down like a dog.


4 posted on 04/02/2026 4:34:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: yesthatjallen

As a court stenographer, I’m speechless ...


5 posted on 04/02/2026 4:35:34 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: BlueLancer

If biden was still resident thatjudge would get on scotus


6 posted on 04/02/2026 4:38:44 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: yesthatjallen

Turkish teenager =>


“...they came upon the suspect, a knife-wielding Turkish teenager who’d just bagged around €600—the teen attacked and during the scuffle, “seized a service weapon from a trainee, and opened fire.”

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/acquittal_a_bad_mood_now_a_legitimate_legal_defense_for_murder.html


7 posted on 04/02/2026 4:40:27 PM PDT by Ken H (Freeper #240 - Dec 05, 1997)
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To: yesthatjallen

Grok:

Yes, Ahmet Gürsel is almost certainly a Muslim, based on his background.

He is the 19-year-old of Turkish origin who shot and killed German Police Chief Inspector Simon Bohr in Völklingen, Saarland, in August 2025 (or late 2025 reports). He robbed a gas station, seized a weapon, and fired multiple times (hitting the officer six times). The court found diminished responsibility and placed him in psychiatric care rather than prison. 

Evidence from Name and Origin

• “Ahmet” (Turkish spelling of Ahmed) is a very common Muslim given name across Turkey and Muslim communities, derived from the Arabic for a name of the Prophet Muhammad.

• Turkish heritage: Turkey is overwhelmingly Muslim (around 99% of the population identifies as Muslim, predominantly Sunni). Turkish migrants and their descendants in Germany frequently retain this background, even if varying in religiosity (from secular to observant).

• No reports indicate any other religion or conversion. The crime itself was not reported as religiously motivated—it stemmed from a robbery, with the defense focusing on his mental state, “bad mood,” lack of prospects, and fear. 


8 posted on 04/02/2026 4:41:07 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Not all 2,000,000,000 muslims want to murder me. But 200,000,000 probably do.)
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To: God luvs America

DAM Straight !!!


9 posted on 04/02/2026 4:48:00 PM PDT by A strike (fMI6Airstrip One. & No more Dots)
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To: yesthatjallen

new defense for criminals... “I was upset your honor” “Oh well then... No worries- no sentence”


10 posted on 04/02/2026 4:49:11 PM PDT by Bob434 (NYWAYS)
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To: yesthatjallen

Not much different than here.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/01/us-news/shocking-verdict-in-shooting-death-of-nypd-hero-cop-jonathan-diller/


11 posted on 04/02/2026 4:50:49 PM PDT by rey
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To: yesthatjallen; All
In Germany, complaining about unjust verdicts for violent crime nets you more prison time than the crime itself


12 posted on 04/02/2026 4:57:02 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Anschluss now !)
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To: yesthatjallen

Germany is filled with crazy.


13 posted on 04/02/2026 5:05:18 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: yesthatjallen

14 posted on 04/02/2026 5:17:35 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: yesthatjallen

German DNA was altered in an irreparable way after WWII after the loss of their most capable men... However, I would still classify this idiocy as a FAFO move by the moronic lefties in the German Court System. Even with the watered-down DNA in the German population today, Germans can only be pushed so far before things like this are likely to cause them to react in a deraigned and violent way toward invaders from “The Religion of Peace”.

This kind of nonsense could easily result in another psycho Austrian rising to the top and relighting the furnaces at Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Bełżec... not one European country would be likely to do anything about it. And Isreal would do nothing but cheer them on.

It would be up to our brave Democrat brothers to stand up for the 3rd world masses currently trying to overpower the rest of the world.


15 posted on 04/02/2026 5:24:33 PM PDT by fireman15
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To: God luvs America

Naw, that’s who they’d suspect immediately. A friend of the family needs to take care of the business. Quietly.


16 posted on 04/02/2026 6:22:16 PM PDT by curious7
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To: yesthatjallen

The Bohr family needs to get creatively sneaky.


17 posted on 04/02/2026 7:27:46 PM PDT by healy61
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