German of the day: “Festival der Vielfalt”

August 24, 2024 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: Asylum Seekers, Borders, German, Germany, Islamists, Knives, Language, Migrants, Solingen, Terror, Terrorists Leave a comment

That means “Festival of Diversity.”

That’s where this attack took place. No joke. You can’t make this stuff up, people.

An attack at a festival in a German city kills 3 people and seriously wounds at least 5 – An attacker with a knife killed three people and seriously wounded at least five late Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, authorities said.

Witnesses alerted police shortly after 9:30 p.m. to an unknown attacker having wounded several people indiscriminately with a knife on a central square, the Fronhof. Police said the perpetrator was on the run, and they had only very little information on the man so far.

They said they believe the stabbings were carried out by a lone attacker.

PS: Solingen, famous in Germany for its knife manufacture, is sometimes referred to as the “city of blades” here.

They want to restrict knives now too?

August 18, 2024 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: Asylum Seekers, Borders, Crime, Gun control, Knives, Migrants 1 Comment

But Germans have always carried knives and used them in public, right?

Sheesh. The next thing you know they’ll be restricting clubs, spears and stone axes.

Germany getting tough on knife crime – German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser wants to further restrict the carrying of knives in public, to combat a perceived rise in knife crime. But some have criticized the plan as impractical.

The German government has promised tougher knife laws after the police reported a rise in the number of stabbings, especially near train stations — though the statistics remain controversial.

Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has called for the law to be changed so that only blades of 6 centimeters (2.36 inches) would be allowed to be carried in public, rather than the current 12 centimeters. An exception would be made for household knives in their original packaging. Switchblades would be banned altogether.

Never mix Afghans and soccer

June 16, 2024 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: Asyulum Seekers, Borders, EU, Germany, Immigration, Knife attacks, Knives, Migrants Leave a comment

And knives.

Particularly that knife part. Afghans and knives: Nicht gut. Damn. This guy must have been a real Scotland fan.

German police shoot to death an Afghan man who killed a compatriot, then attacked soccer fans – German police shot to death an Afghan man after he fatally attacked a compatriot and later wounded three people watching the televised opening game of the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in eastern Germany, police said Saturday.

German of the day: Islamkritische Bewegung

May 31, 2024 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: Asylum Seekers, German, Germans, Germany, Islam, Islamization, Knife Attackes, Knives, Language, Mannheim, Migrants, Refugees Leave a comment

That means a movement critical of Islam.

But I don’t think they mean the movement of that guy’s knife.

Video shows anti-Islam activist among those stabbed in Germany knife attack – Videos shared on social media showed a man attacking several people with a knife in the southwest German city of Mannheim on Friday. The city’s police force confirmed the incident and said three people, including one officer, were injured but there was no further danger to the public as the suspect was apprehended.

The police did not immediately provide any information about the severity of the injuries or the identities of those involved, but one of those stabbed was a prominent German far-right political activist and critic of Islam, Michael Stürzenberger.

Nor do the police know yet what the motive of the attack was. Honest. No joke.

Lone Muslim + terror attack = “undergoing psychiatric treatment”

December 3, 2023 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: Asylum Seekers, Attacks, Borders, EU, Europe, Germany, Islam, Islamists, Knives, Media, Migrations, MSM, Muslims, Paris, Terror, Terrorists Leave a comment

That’s the standard European media formula used in cases like this.

They have ready-made templates for “stories” like this, all prepared in their top desk drawer, so-to-speak. They are meant to absolve the powers that be (and “the religion of peace” itself, of course) from its duties of addressing the real problem. And it works like a charm. Every time.

German tourist killed and two others injured in central Paris attack – Police arrest a man known to authorities as a radical Islamist after passersby attacked near Eiffel Tower.

This Isn’t A Joke

April 11, 2023 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: Bans, Crime, German, Germans, Germany, Gun control, Knives, SPD Leave a comment

Gun and/or knife controllers never joke. And there is a certain logic to it.

But once you outlaw knives, shouldn’t you consider outlawing sticks and stones and pressure cookers and umbrellas too? Or, if you really want take that big leap and finally get it over with, why not just outlaw people who want to harm or kill other people? Oh, that’s right. You already have. Well, what if you outlaw them twice?

German police calls for knife-free zones in cities – Interior Minister Nancy Faeser and the federal police are calling for more weapon-free zones on trains and in inner city areas in a bid to tackle knife crime.

“We should think about banning knives on public transport, on buses and trains,” Faeser told the Funke Media Group. “After all, anyone traveling by plane is not allowed to take a knife with them.” Apart from increasing security measures on public transport, Faeser said another solution could be weapon-free zones in certain urban areas.

Germans Still Waiting For More Effective Knife Control Legislation

June 28, 2021 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Hate, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: Crime, Gun control, Islam, Islamist Terror, Knives, Migrants, Murder, Terror, Terrorists, Würzburg 1 Comment

German authorities are still puzzled by the mysterious deaths of three women who were killed in a knife attack.

They do know that “someone with a migrant background” and his knife were involved in the killings but because neither this someone with a migrant background nor his religion with a migrant background can be held responsible for such unpleasant realities they are now focussing in on the knife itself. “What is needed is more effectiv knife control legislation,” is most likely what German politicians are about to announce.

Germany: Würzburg holds vigil for knife attack victims – At an emotional memorial service, Würzburg mourned the deaths of three women who were killed in a knife attack. With the motive still unclear, officials urged against responding to the attack with “hate and revenge.”

“Motivated By Islamic Extremism?”

October 22, 2020 By Hermann Observer in Habitudes, Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings, Hypocrisy Tags: Asylum Seekers, Dresden, Extremism, German, Germans, Germany, Islamic Terror, Islamist Terror, Knives, Language, Migrants, Refugees, Terror, Terrorists Leave a comment

“Most likely.” It’s not like Islamic extremism is actually responsible itself.

Germany: Dresden knife attack likely motivated by Islamic extremism – German police say they have arrested an asylum seeker suspected of killing one person and wounding another in Dresden two weeks ago. Prosecutors are now treating the deadly stabbing as a possible terrorist attack.

German of the day: Herumeiern. To “egg around,” as to walk on eggshells. That is, to pussy-foot (with an emphasis on pussy): To act in a cautious or non-committal way.

Clowns Funny After All

October 26, 2016 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, High Art, Higher Education, Horror, Humor, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: Beatings, Clowns, German, Germans, Germany, Hammers, Humor, Knives 2 Comments

It took me forever to finally get how this creepy clown conspiracy stuff works but now I’m laughing my Hintern (behind) off.

I had always found clowns creepy (even the old-school, “normal” kind) and anything but funny but that’s only because nobody had ever explained to me how this works. Once one of these new “horror clowns” shows up to bug you, for instance, you either stab them with a knife or wack them with a hammer. Well that’s how they’re doing it here in Germany. Hardy, har, har! Give me more!

Horror-Clown-Attacke: Junge wehrt sich mit “Hammer Gottes.”

Neanderthals Back In Germany

July 22, 2016 By Hermann Observer in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Higher Education, History, Humor, Hurt Feelings Tags: Axes, German, Germans, Germany, ISIS, Islamic Terror, Knives, Neanderthal, Terror, Terrorists Leave a comment

Neanderthals once populated the entire European continent. Around 45,000 years ago, Homo neanderthalensis was the predominant human species in Europe. They reached their population peak right before their population rapidly declined and they eventually became extinct.

Or so it was thought until recently.

Precisely why this species will finally die out for good is still unclear. Perhaps it will be due to low genetic diversity, perhaps to the rise of Homo sapiens like the rest of us with real brains. This question will continue to occupy amateur scientists like myself for some time to come.

Observing Hermann

“Was interessiert mich mein Geschwätz von gestern?”

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