I hate people who share or create these clips. They never show the whole picture. Of course there are cases were children can be arrested…

Not saying that they never do anything wrong, but without full context this is just bait.

What about the old guy then? What did he do? I dont think calling a group of german cops “pigs” is illegal.

Section 185 Insult: The penalty for insult is imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or a fine and, if the insult is committed publicly, in a meeting, by disseminating content (section 11 (3)) or by means of an assault, imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine.

While I personally am unsure about the handling of that situation, I think police can justify it by saying “Oh, the situation was difficult and we had to act now to ensure that we are able to identify the person.” The woman who tried to “help” the man by intervening is legally also in trouble; if the police had the capacity and the will to act.

Did you watch the video? Even with the insult statute it’s clearly disproportionate! Insult is not an immediate threat…

Yes, I watched the video. From a police standpoint the amount of force is relatively low. Again, the likely legal justification for the action is that protest made identification impossible. Him falling was not intended. Injuries caused by resisting are legally speaking no harm done by police. They did not hit him; they could be allowed to if he resisted.

Anyway, I am trying to explain the legal side, but I am no lawyer. Just interested in law. You can try r/polizei to get a more “official” answer. I don’t think there’s a community for German police on reddit yet.

Imho: I would have let the man be as long as he doesn’t get closer. It looks like he’s carrying a beer and the trouble is not worth it for “pig”. Police usually has room for not engaging if it helps keep protests civil. I think, this didn’t go well - especially because the officer tried it alone at first.

Who hurt you? Was it a parent, a teacher, a friend?