Critics of the German government under control, murderers on the loose: priorities of a government

When the lese majeste on social media are more important than 821 killers on the run. An article by Boris Reitschuster.

The list is endless: 145,744 arrest warrants. People who are on the run in Germany - including 821 murderers. But instead of making every effort to ensure that these criminals are caught, the state boasts of having "solved" another problem: controlling lese majeste (crimes against the Crown) on social media and those who dared to criticize corona measures.

It is a telling picture of the state of a country whose priorities have apparently shifted in a disturbing direction. The journalist Henning Rosenbusch, who has also written for my site, sums it up perfectly on Instagram: "We now have the lese majeste people on social media and the 1,600 corona measures-delegitimizing enemies of the state firmly under control. Priorities. So important."

Security gaps instead of enemies of the state

A look at the latest Bild statistics shows the full extent of the failure: 821 killers are walking around freely, and another 1,473 people are wanted on arrest warrants for serious crimes against life, including attempted murder and manslaughter. 1,856 sex offenders, including rapists, and thousands of thieves, thugs and kickers enjoy the freedom to walk around Germany unhindered. A situation that is absurd. And above all: dangerous. But anyone waiting for a vigorous reaction from the government is waiting in vain.

So while the police are running on the back burner when it comes to tracking down real criminals, they are mobilizing thousands of officers for the raid against an allegedly impending "Reich Citizens' Revolution". The so-called "Rollator Putsch" surrounding Prince Reuss, a would-be coup that was almost more funny than scary, consumed more resources than the fight against the really dangerous criminals. At least that's the impression you might get! With over 3,000 officers! And the Compact Magazine raid, where a magazine that the government doesn't like was targeted, also showed the state's determination to fight threatening media.

Misalignment of priorities

It is a grotesque misalignment of priorities. You might think that in a country that insists on security, hunting down criminals should be at the top of the list. But not at all! What matters is that the state punishes those who do not want to bow to the narrative. Anyone who has expressed criticism of Covid measures in recent years has been threatened with surveillance and repression. I was investigated for half an eternity, I was even put on the wanted list - and promptly stopped by the police. But 821 murderers on the loose? No reason to rush when you can monitor Facebook comments and follow journalists instead.

Focus on lèse majesté

This shift in priorities is not only worrying, it is a danger for our society. Because it shows that this state has lost control of what is really important, even under the CDU government, but even more so under the traffic light coalition. Instead, it is preoccupied with lèse majesté on social media, an anachronistic relic from times when kings felt insulted by disobedient subjects. But today? We live in a state that is at least formally still democratic, in which foreign states are constantly criticized for supposed violations of democracy. But our institutions are being abused to intimidate, monitor and suppress critical voices, while murderers and sex offenders walk around freely.

It is alarming that in these Bild statistics the list of outstanding arrest warrants in the states is sometimes so long that the authorities themselves do not know exactly how many criminals they are actually looking for. Brandenburg and Bremen? No idea how many criminals are at large. A small administrative slip-up that hardly anyone seems to care about. The main thing is that the "delegitimizers" are in their sights.

A question of symbolic politics

It is almost as if the focus has shifted entirely to hunting down “symbolic enemies.” One could almost get the impression that critical minds who disrupt the narrative are being persecuted more harshly than those who are proven to pose a threat to people’s lives and limbs.

This development is indicative of a country that is becoming increasingly detached from reality. At a time when security has become one of the most pressing issues for ordinary citizens, the state, the governments, prefer to focus on the "security" of its narratives and its power. Anyone who says the wrong thing is monitored and must expect state intervention. In the worst case, a raid will wake them up - along with their children. Anyone who steals or kills the right thing, on the other hand, has a good chance of walking around free. The big question is: who does this prioritization serve? Certainly not the protection of the citizens.

The end of trust

Trust in state institutions is dwindling and for many it is already approaching zero. 145,744 outstanding arrest warrants is no small number. They are proof of the massive failure of the authorities to guarantee the safety of the population. But instead of tackling this with all its might, the state is forced to conceal its own failure by destroying critics. In keeping with Tucholsky's old motto: In Germany, those who point out the dirt are considered much more dangerous than those who create it.

The fight against "enemies of the state" may be a priority for the government, but for citizens something else is more important: security. And that is becoming an increasingly distant dream in a country that allows 821 murderers to walk free.

Source: Reitschuster

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