There was no shortage of finger-pointing this week a year ago, after dozens of women were sexually assaulted on New Year’s Eve in the Cologne, Germany, allegedly by men of “Arab or North African” descent.
The New York Times, not surprisingly, asked if Germany was at fault for doing an ineffective job of integrating the men into German society. ARD, a consortium of public TV and radio stations, attempted to address that problem by publishing an illustrated guide showing Germany’s new immigrant population how to treat German women with respect.
And Mayor Henriette Reker only managed to get herself in hot water by suggesting that German women adopt a “code of conduct” that included keeping an arm’s length away from strange men.
Fortunately, there was no repeat of last year’s debacle in Cologne, although this time it’s the police feeling the heat for, well, not letting it happen again.
Cologne police detain hundreds of "African" men, aiming to prevent repeat of attacks seen in city a year ago. https://t.co/SUZwg2gIpa
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 1, 2017
Cologne police under fire for alleged racial profiling on New Year's Eve – CNN https://t.co/zj5SiX1Rki
— Gonzalo Wolfred (@GonzaloWolfred) January 2, 2017
Cologne police blasted for ‘racial profiling’ after NYE security op to prevent sexual assaults https://t.co/V7pY6Bwj8Y pic.twitter.com/gXT61io4nw
— RT (@RT_com) January 2, 2017
Yet they somehow reduced mass Islamic NYE groping numbers from 1000s last year to none this year. Good for them. #Cologne https://t.co/BOLv9Nt3sk
— Cory Morgan (@CoryBMorgan) January 2, 2017
Charges of racial profiling don’t respect national borders, obviously. For what it’s worth, here’s what the police presence looked like on New Year’s Eve:
Happening now in #Cologne central station: police blocking exits, taking groups of people for documents checks. pic.twitter.com/cdcoc3sPKR
— Dana Regev (@Dana_Regev) December 31, 2016
According to CNN, Cologne’s police chief, Jurgen Mathies, told the press that yes, the police were profiling based on what happened in the city last year. “We have decided to take these measures as we had insights,” he explained. “We have observed the situation. Together with the federal state police we have seen a highly aggressive group of men out of nowhere and this is why we have decided to implement our security concept as previously decided.”
https://twitter.com/xjussi39/status/816029577512259585
If the #Cologne police haven't been racially profiling they SHOULD be ashamed of themselves! https://t.co/282MWs2cEe
— David Vance (@DVATW) January 2, 2017
The rapists have been deprived of their 'human rights' to rape.
Cologne police slammed for ‘racial profiling’ https://t.co/sF2nLrgNzR
— Tony Thorsen (@TonyThorsen) January 2, 2017
heck with Islamic profiling, #Europe is under siege
— BrutusPopulus (@BrutusAmericus) January 2, 2017
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Germans publish guide showing immigrants how to respect women https://t.co/txEP1gBApc
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 19, 2016
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