This doesn't seem to be covered much in the international press. Basically Hamburg has been under siege by masked Antifa rioters for the past two days and nights. Massive destruction of property all across the city with cars being burned and shops and other commercial properties vandalized and destroyed. They had to bring in additional police units from other cities as they totally underestimated the seriousness of the situation. For many Hamburg locals their neighborhoods have been transformed into a war zone. More details in the archived article:
They arrested 14 people out of about 10,000 who are busy rioting and burning down parts of the city. Prime example of why the militant Left does not fear the police or the courts anymore. I can guarantee you that there will be very few convictions if any after the fact, and the punishments most likely will be monetary.
In a functional society with actual enforced law and order several hundreds of those fuckheads at minimum would find themselves crushing rocks for the next few years. Its rather simple, if you do not enforce law and order then it effectively ceases to exist. And the results of weak justice and accommodation of subversive elements are becoming increasingly tangible.
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Hamburg destroyed: G20 protest turns savage with masked rioters smashing all in path
HAMBURG has woken up to shocking scenes of destruction after shops were looted and barricades burned to the ground following another night of violent anti-G20 protests.
Shocking images and footage from the city show ransacked shops and empty shelves, with broken glass littering the pavements.
Many have also been vandalised with thick, black graffiti, while others were torched after a night of fiery clashes between demonstrators and the police.
Several cash machines became a target, with thugs trying to set them on fire and rip them from the walls.
An estimated 100,000 people have taken part in a number of protests across the city, many of which have now turned violent as world leaders met.
At least 213 police officers have been injured in the demonstrations and the numbers are expected to rise, a police spokesperson said.
No official figures on the number of injured protestors have been revealed yet, but 14 people have been arrested and 63 are held in custody.
“It is like a war zone, absolutely crazy,” said Daniel Krohn, 42, a local resident. "I can not wrap my head around the level of violence.”
The German Police Union tweeted out this morning: “G20: such a night must not repeat itself in our constitutional state.”
Officers have been spotted marching through the city this morning, trying to help clear the charred debris from the streets as the city tries to regain control.
Huge piles of the blackened remains of shop interoriors and street furniture have been made on the corners of the road as protestors tried to form barricades to force the city into lockdown.
Fires still burn under some of the remains, and fear of further destruction across the city has forced has forced business owners to keep their shops in the city centre closed today, according to city manager Brigitte Engler.
The two-day G20 summit of the world's major economic powers continues today in the northern German port city.
Protests broke out on Thursday in opposition to world leaders including Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
And while many rallies were peaceful, some swiftly broke out in violence which has continued over the past 48 hours.
Masked thugs dressed in black threw smoke bombs and glass bottles at police, while cars were set alight in the streets as the violence spilled out across the city.
So far 14 people have been arrested following the violence, with 63 in custody
Police retaliated with water cannons and tear gas as the violence spread and protestors continued to attack officers.
CDU interior politician Wolfgang Bosbach claimed the city was facing "civil-war like conditions".
He said: ”Responsible are the ones who are often lightly called "activists" and who, in the pretext of a political commitment, give free rein to their criminal energy.”
CSU General Secretary Andreas Scheuer has sharply criticised the riots in Hamburg, slamming the protesters as "leftists anarchists" and "offenders".
Speaking at the Bavarian CSU district conference in Viechtach he claimed the riots had nothing to do with democracy - adding: "The left mob has to be broken up, it has to have consequences."
Hamburg mayor Olaf Scholz urged the protesters to end the violence and make “peaceful coexistence” possible again, adding that his city and the whole of Germany deserved it.
He said: “I am shaken over the violence that many had to endure, with their vehicles or property destroyed, or witnessing this brutality against police officers."
They arrested 14 people out of about 10,000 who are busy rioting and burning down parts of the city. Prime example of why the militant Left does not fear the police or the courts anymore. I can guarantee you that there will be very few convictions if any after the fact, and the punishments most likely will be monetary.
In a functional society with actual enforced law and order several hundreds of those fuckheads at minimum would find themselves crushing rocks for the next few years. Its rather simple, if you do not enforce law and order then it effectively ceases to exist. And the results of weak justice and accommodation of subversive elements are becoming increasingly tangible.
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