According to the police the kid was being chased and secured for his own safety because he was unsupervised at the event. He was returned to the father.

[–] shininghero@pawb.social 11 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Well, that's... unexpectedly reasonable.

EDIT: Unexpectedly reasonable for the cops to be even remotely altruistic. Unfortunately in this day and age, I was fully expecting the cops to just curbstomp the poor kid.

[–] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How is this reasonable, they're traumatizing the kid why exactly? 10 year olds are out on their own all the time in Germany and aren't being chased by police.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

they're traumatizing the kid

Ehh dunno about that

10 year olds are out on their own all the time in Germany

At this sort of events? I'd hope not

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

At protests? Those are horribly traumatic events for a child to be at?

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

How is that reasonable? If you're protesting you shouldn't have to fear being chased by the police.

[–] BigLime@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

How dare you ruin this perfect moment of outrage with reason.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

It's reasonable? 10 year olds are just animals that need to be caged at all times? Since when can a 10 year old not exist in public?

[–] dborba@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Do you have a source? I couldn't find anything about the situation outside of middle eastern news sites talking about Germany being in the wrong side of history & backlash because of the video.

[–] KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Source is the police, here is the Link to the news ticker

Here's the relevant part as a screenshot:

Gegen 18 Uhr wurden Einsatzkräfte auf einen Jungen aufmerksam, der zuvor offenbar ohne Begleitung an der Versammlung teilgenommen hatte. Aufgrund der noch andauernden polizeilichen Maßnahmen im Nachgang der Versammlung wurde der Elfjährige zu seinem eigenen Schutz in Obhut genommen. Sein Vater wurde benachrichtigt, der ihn circa 90 Minuten später abholte.

Translated by me:

At about 6:00 PM officers noticed a boy attending the event clearly unsupervised. Because of police activity after the event the 11-year-old was taken into police protection. His father was notified and he took the boy with him after 90 minutes.

[–] Taalnazi@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's what the police says.

What do the people themselves say?

[–] KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 6 days ago

In the video you can hear them yelling "Hey! Release the kid!" and stuff like that. They also call the police "murderers" for protecting the child against the thrown stuff, so I don't really take them seriously.

I haven't found any statement from the father, or someone adjacent to them, so I don't know what they have to say about this. Maybe someone can find something.