After the wild brawl among Dutch football fans in Gerlos in the Tyrolean Zillertal, a resident says that this is not an isolated incident. There are always, sometimes violent, clashes in the village. “You wonder how safe the village is?”
“This incident is shocking. Nothing like this has ever happened here with this intensity.” For example, the mayor of Gerlos, Andreas Haas, responded in mid-March to a wild brawl among football fans from the Netherlands. As reported, the hooligans attacked each other with skis and snowboards in front of the village railway line. The incredible scenes were captured on video.
Cable car operator and National Council member Franz Hörl (ÖVP) said that “such an incident cannot be tolerated,” but “fortunately 99 percent of the guests were peaceful.”
“Know several victims”
A citizen from Gerlos (name known to the editors) now contradicts this representation: “Unfortunately, there are always arguments with tourists in our city. The image that this is an isolated case is, in my opinion, incorrect.” The concerned Zillertaler remembers an incident about five years ago in which an entire entrance hall was “dismantled” during an argument. And just two weeks ago, a waiter had his cheekbone broken. I also know several people who had their skulls smashed in. The boss of a pizzeria and her employee were also once completely attacked.
“I don’t want to blame tourism”
The reader of “Krone” emphasizes: “I don’t want to blame tourism, but you have to ask yourself how safe the village is when there is security for the pizzeria and other restaurants and the police and rescue services are on duty several times a week” . Finally, he wonders “how the mayor can speak of an isolated case in this light.”
Source: Krone
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