To remove climate stickers from the streets, the Munich police have special «Glued teams» was founded, writes the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. Using soapy water and cooking oil, you can lift your hands off the asphalt. A job done in minutes. A job that still costs money. And the Munich police are now demanding an expense allowance for that.
“The police want 250 euros for three minutes to get me off the street,” tweeted climate activist and priest Jörg Alt (61) on Monday. Old is baffled. “The hourly rate is higher than that of my law firm,” he continues.
Apart from the fine, the activist must pay the 250 euros. To loosen the glue, they had to Glued teams moving out of the house. The letter to Alt states that the operation takes a lot of time and personnel for the police headquarters.
Opinions on Twitter are divided
A heated discussion erupted in the comments to the Twitter post. Some find it brutal that the police simply inflate costs, others feel satisfaction that the actions are punished.
Zurich police also threatened to charge for the cost of the operation. That was said on Blick survey in November Renovate activists would be asked to pay. Finally, you have the protesters But not invoiced. Police said the operation in November was part of basic care “and thus one of the core tasks of the police, which are financed from general state resources”.
Viennese police left activists on tape
Meanwhile, an absurd situation prevailed in Vienna. Climate stickers have been climbed onto the board bridge on the A23 and pasted there, the “Kurier” writes. However, since they did not interfere with traffic, the police left the activists there for several hours.
“The four civilians who climbed a toll bridge over the southeastern tangent this morning and became trapped there are still above the raging traffic,” said the Last Generation Austria on Monday with. Eventually the adhesives let go of the bridge. (jwg)
Source: Blick
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