Gas station clerk in Germany killed by man who felt "cornered" by mask rules, prosecutors say

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Gas station clerk in Germany killed by man who felt “cornered” by mask rules, prosecutors say

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[underpants]

1. Hand gun.

“Then the perpetrator pulled a revolver and shot the cashier in the head from the front. The victim fell to the floor and was immediately dead,” prosecutor Kai Fuhrmann told reporters, the Reuters news agency reported.

[smirkymonkey]

2. How sad.

May the poor man rest in peace. This is something I expect to read about happening in this country, but not in Europe. Very disturbing.

[tanyev]

3. Now he gets to enjoy the sweet, sweet freedom of a jail cell.

Hopefully for the rest of his life.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Non-paywalled report:

The 20-year-old worker was shot in the head by a customer in the western town of Idar-Oberstein on Saturday evening after asking him to wear a mask to comply with COVID rules before he would serve him, according to officials.

The customer, who reportedly wanted to buy beer, had refused to put on a face covering and left the petrol station.

But he returned half an hour later wearing a mask, which he pulled down when he approached the cashier who again referred to the restrictions, and then the customer opened fire, said authorities.
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Police said the suspect told officers he acted "out of anger" and "he further stated during interrogation that he rejected the measures against the coronavirus".

https://news.sky.com/story/germany-petrol-station-worker-shot-dead-following-mask-row-as-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-12413527

[DFW]

5. And guess where they get the inspiration to behave like this?

Just to obtain a handgun is a real performance here. I wonder if this guy was an ex-cop, or else someone with connections to Eastern Europe?

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Far right, inevitably

Analysts have since looked at the suspect's social media profile, on which he spread climate denial, expressed support for the far-right AfD party and said "I'm looking forward to the next war".

According to German media, the killing was praised on chat groups that are known to be used by the far right and conspiracy theorists.

"One less parasite," read one remark, noting the victim was a student, while another saw the attack as a natural step in the fight against the "Merkel dictatorship", the Tagesspiegel website reported.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58635103

[DFW]

7. That says it all: "The Merkel Dictatorship."

That's like the "Trump Enlightenment" that we had in the States.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. As a wise African American stranger said behind me at a movie theater...

... years ago as we watched a horror film, "White people are crazy!"

I feel so bad for anyone working in retail, with those right-wing kooks on the loose.