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That operation was not very well planned out. How do you do a training in public space without extensively informing the population beforehand?
This is the least that could happen, imagine the panic in the population which could have arisen. Possibly people having hearth attacks and stuff like that.
Besides, you're in the military; grow up and train with live bullets.
Before, various German national, regional, and local media outlets reported extensively on this exercise. Commentators on BR complained that this seems like a routine exercise, questioning why it should be considered anything more than a local headline.
And such exercises require approval from other government authorities. Itβs not saying, βLetβs just drive to the city and practice shooting.β
How exactly does one train shooting at human targets (soldiers presenting the enemy or locals) with live ammunition?
Oh, I see. But apparently it was not communicated enough since even a police man took it as a danger.
Regarding live bullets, I was only joking. It was something done in training certain special troops in Italy during world war I. Many people died during training indeed.
They informed the public, as well as the police (and fire and rescue services) which were part of that exercise. Someone missing the announcements is to be expected but should be handled by the police informing him when he calls them.
But that's Bavaria for you... constantly screwing up then blaming others.
The knife attack in Aschaffenburg that made big news and was then exploited by the very same conservatives who simply ignored that well known guy for.... reasons... to then advocate for knive bans, more surveilance and mass deportations? Bavarian authorities.
Discussions about the alleged failure of weed decriminalisation because it did not reduce the black market or save money by reducing workload for the police and other offices? Spearheaded by Bavaria, where they have spend nearly 1Β½ years now simply ignoring federal legislation while also creating additional offce jobs just to delay, block and sabotage the cannabis clubs meant to create accessibility.
Digitalisation? Not in Bavaria where court files are transmitted via fax again this year because they can't manage to get their IT systems running stable.
Does Wirecard ring a bell? Guess who is dragging their feet with the court proceedings for 5 years now...
Believe it or not, live bullets are dangerous.