I know people really like cars in Germany, but fuuuucking hell:

"In the German state of Bavaria, dozens of people are in 'preventive detention' because they might otherwise engage in climate protests, specifically around the car industry exposition IAA in Munich. "

This post from @Sustainable2050 is pretty damn yikes. The responses in the thread are worth reading too:

https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/111039159882536261

Kees van der Leun (@[email protected])

In the German state of Bavaria, dozens of people are in 'preventive detention' because they might otherwise engage in climate protests, specifically around the car industry exposition IAA in Munich. Apparently possible for a month there... https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2023-09/letzte-generation-bayern-praeventivhaft-gewahrsam

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