If you assume an all peaceful, restraint police who use violence only as a last mean, then yes.
But in reality, there have been plenty of peaceful protesters beaten to hospital or caught up in tear gas clouds, just because the police decided to dissolve the demonstration with force, because a handful of protestors were aggressive (sometimes not even that).
But and this is a big but! The german police in general is actually quite restraint and uses deescalation tactics. But sadly it is getting worse again.
This is interesting and I find myself on the other side now for the moment.
What about the love parade in Duisburg, and the use of kettling as a standard police tactic which resulted in deaths? I remember reading that this was intended to escalate so as to more quickly resolve issues. Time may have blurred my memory though so perhaps I’m remembering incorrectly.
Ok, well lets say the german police is restraint in comparison to other police forces. At least, thats what I heard lots of times. Also what I experienced so far. But I have also seen the BFEs in action ..
But in reality, there have been plenty of peaceful protesters beaten to hospital or caught up in tear gas clouds, just because the police decided to dissolve the demonstration with force, because a handful of protestors were aggressive (sometimes not even that).
But and this is a big but! The german police in general is actually quite restraint and uses deescalation tactics. But sadly it is getting worse again.