Violence at G-20 Tests the Limits of Expression in Germany
Basic Law were that It makes them think about what values to stand for.
Equally predictably, conservatives blamed troublemakers for the clashes in Hamburg where they said well-organized vandals disguised themselves as "clash tourists." "These were not demonstrators, they were criminal chaos makers," who rampaged out of control, attacked property
and people, looted and burned, the interior minister Thomas de Maizière said Monday.
" Mr. Prantl wrote. that The police have two duties in circumstances like these:
They must prevent violence, and protect the basic right to demonstrate,
" she said, referring to the violence and looting that took place last Friday night. that What happened last night was not part of our plan,
Leftists held the police responsible, not the peaceful protesters, and insisted
that guaranteeing nonviolent demonstrations was a basic tenet of German democracy enshrined in the Basic Law, Germany’s 1949 constitution, and upheld by important court rulings over the years.
Caral Gottas said that Of course we hope the protest is peaceful,