In addition to fears of inflation and the future, protests are currently amplifying aggression in the streets.
Those who drive a car will notice it themselves in everyday life: the tone becomes rougher, the aggressiveness increases in these times of crisis. Now the glue residues are added. Here, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder is currently showing a “clear advantage” among our neighbors. The German CSU even wants to change the criminal offense of coercion, so that there will be a minimum prison sentence of three months for street glue that hinders rescue workers. A maximum of five years should be possible.
We are a bit more reserved on this subject – despite the advances of the Vienna ÖVP and the FPÖ. Now that the activists have announced an “Austrian tour” of nasty actions, the call for tougher measures is getting louder.
The police already want to “adjust” their approach, but continue to rely on de-escalation. On the legal front, the federal government is already searching feverishly for an interface to the civil procedure. The issue of liability for any flight delays or delayed rescue journeys for seriously injured could bring more movement to the matter, it is said.
Not daunting
Until now, the consequences for the activists were mainly “only” in terms of fines. There is a threat of 720 euros or six weeks in prison. But this is no longer a deterrent. Even after release from prison, the protesters quickly return to the streets. Especially the commuters, who are already plagued by fears of inflation and the future, are at their wits’ end.
The slap in the face of a climate activist in Vienna could only be a foretaste of future developments in the country.
Source: Krone
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