Remember what happened in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve in 2015? Do you remember that large numbers of German women were molested and assaulted by Muslim migrant men? Do you recall the outcry for justice? If you do, you are in the minority.
The news from Germany, reported by Paulina Neuding, is that nearly all the men responsible for the attacks will not be prosecuted. You see, the Europe that allowed grooming gangs to function unmolested by the authorities in Rotherham, England has gotten into the habit of not prosecuting Muslims for sex crimes against local women. The British authorities turned a blind eye because they did not want to be called racists. The German authorities have gotten into the habit of ignoring or mislabeling crimes committed by Muslim migrants because it will make Angela Merkel’s open arms policy look bad.
And we know that Mutti Merkel cannot be allowed to look bad.
Neuding has the story:
The mass sexual assaults around Cologne’s main railway station on New Year’s Eve 2015 rocked Germany, not just because of their scale (police believe hundreds of men were involved) but because of the sense that news of the attacks was being suppressed, and its links to the migrant crisis then at its peak, denied. In response to public anger, Chancellor Angela Merkel was moved to promise that the crimes would be met with a ‘hard response from the state’.
So, Merkel promised a hard response. That will show them. The local authorities mobilized an extensive investigation:
In terms of resources, German authorities have delivered on Merkel’s promise. It has been followed by one of the most extensive criminal investigations in the history of modern Germany. More than 600 victims of sexual offenses have been questioned. Thousands of hours of CCTV footage have been reviewed with the help of so-called ‘super recognizers’ from Scotland Yard.
The result… three, count ‘em, three convictions:
But no more than three have been convicted for involvement in sexual assaults – an Algerian, Iraqi and Libyan national. According to a report by the German weekly Der Spiegel in March, these men had provided the prosecution with crucial evidence by taking pictures of themselves with their victims. One of them was sentenced to one year and nine months in prison, while the two others received suspended sentences.
These men were convicted because they had taken pictures of themselves assaulting local women. As for the rest, forget about it:
It is now safe to conclude that the vast majority of the men involved will walk free and be allowed to continue living in Germany, mingling with women on public transport and claiming welfare benefits, possibly for the rest of their lives.
The Cologne attacks took place at the height of the migration wave when authorities had lost control over the influx of migrants into the country. Many of those in positions of authority refused to accept any link between the attacks and the refugee crisis.
According to the first Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, the events should be regarded merely as a matter of ‘public order’. During a closed meeting, the leadership of the European Commission vowed to act as a ‘voice of reason’ and reject any suggestion that migration had anything to do with it.
‘A hard response’ from the German state meant that only a handful of suspects have been held accountable for the worst mass sexual attacks against women in peacetime Europe. In the end, it came down to their own selfies.
Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
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