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Well, apparently they still do summary executions in Germany:

http://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/polizist-erschiesst-mann-e...

https://www.innsalzach24.de/innsalzach/region-burghausen/bur...

Don't run away from German cops, they can legally shoot you!




Here's the thing: every time a questionable police shooting happens, it makes national headlines. It's something that happens every few years, not every other day. And just to be clear: that doesn't make it ok or not a problem.


Am I missing something, but do the wordings in this article not indicate that the German government considers it OK for cops to shoot a suspect that is running away?

My German isn’t very good so there’s a good chance I might be missing something.




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