Landsberg, a hotspot for critics of measures

Created: 02/15/2022, 11:14 am

By: Susanne Greiner

On Saturday, around 90 opponents of vaccination demonstrated on Augsburger Straße against a possible vaccination requirement.

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Landsberg – “Bürger sign” on Augsburger Straße, a so-called “horror gallery” on the subject of toxic vaccines around the Marienbrunnen fountain, a rally against the “exclusion of the unvaccinated” on the main square and unannounced elevators on Wednesday, Sunday and Monday evenings: Within the last week, Landsberg has been the scene of expressions of displeasure against the Corona measures - including a counter-demonstration.

At the unannounced meeting on Monday evening, the police forces intervened more strictly, as previously announced, to enforce the FFP2 mask requirement imposed by general decree.

According to the police report, up to 400 people took part in this meeting – far fewer than on the previous Mondays.

Other places such as Mindelheim are already being advertised as “more pleasant” on Telegram.

"The Covid vaccine is poison and kills people" read one of the signs of the around 90 "Schild Bürger" who lined up along Augsburger Straße on Saturday in overalls provided by the Allgäu organizers, including signs brought from the Allgäu.

Peter Ganz, who comes from near Augsburg, expressed similar criticism of vaccination with his "Gallery of Horrors" through notices hung around the Marienbrunnen fountain: Quotations and individual excerpts from worldwide newspaper reports on the subject of vaccine side effects, plus the sources and Ganz' personal comments the content shown in excerpts - for example "The murder goes on" and a photo of the entrance to a concentration camp.

The headlines and teasers or a photo of the articles could be seen.

The Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) also examines reports of possible vaccination side effects (up to and including suspicion of death), which are reported by doctors, health authorities and also 'normal' citizens.

So far in Germany, around 85 deaths after a vaccination have been identified as a possible or probable connection with the vaccination - with almost 150 million vaccinations to date (see info box on the left).

monday evening

On Monday evening, the Landsberg police were supported by hundreds of riot police and forces from the Fürstenfeldbruck police department and the police headquarters in Upper Bavaria North.

All in all, the conclusion is positive, says police chief Sebastian Pinta from the police headquarters.

There were 48 administrative offense reports for mask violations, 42 of them at the unregistered assembly, five at the assembly against the exclusion of the unvaccinated on the main square and one at the counter-demo of the "Alliance for Democracy and Solidarity", also on the main square.

Hardy's Managing Director Reinhard Klinke titled his rally, which was listened to by around 40 people, "immediately stop the exclusion of unvaccinated people".

Based on a mountain tour where a participant with an expired vaccination certificate was unable to go to the toilet in the mountain hut, Klinke came to the conclusion: "The camel's back is full" - and overflowed.

In the meantime, the conspiracy theories he initially ridiculed would probably come true after all.

2G-plus applies to his fitness club, while 2G is sufficient in the catering trade – incomprehensible to him.

20 percent of the club members would have quit or shut down the contract.

He understood the corona measures a year ago, "the vaccination protected me and others".

Now they would divide society.

Solidarity is something different “than everyone having the same opinion”.

Too complex world

At the alliance's counter-demonstration with around 60 participants, one participant spoke about conspiracy theories, for example the "Great Reset" with a new world order and Trump as the "great savior", population decimation through vaccination or vaccinations through the air via "Chem Trails" of the airplanes - all theories that are also discussed in the Landsberger Telegram groups.

According to the speaker, such theories are triggered by an increasingly complex world and the associated fear.

The participants in the unannounced meeting met on the Waitzinger Wiese (around 50 people) and ran through the city center several times, with the elevator having up to 400 participants, according to the police report.

A large part obeyed the mask requirement due to the strict police escort.

Shortly after 7 p.m., the emergency services led a woman from the crowd to the emergency vehicle at the entrance to Ludwigstrasse, resisting being taken along.

Those who attended the unannounced gathering booed and whistled at the police officers and chanted "Shame on you!"

Only after about 15 minutes did the crowd disperse without further incident.

According to Chief Police Officer Pinta, a person who refused to wear a mask, who actively resisted and threatened physical violence, was brought to the police station.

Criminal charges awaited him for resisting police officers and attempting to cause bodily harm.

"Unauthorized knives" were found on two other people.

They were reported for criminal offenses under the Weapons Act.

A fourth person was reported for insult.

Many participants in the unregistered gathering who violated the law or regulations did not carry identification, Pinta said.

"Care was taken to establish the identity of these people in a way that was conclusive," says Pinta.

The emergency services were “busy but not overwhelmed”.

During one of these identity checks, the dog of a participant in Ludwigstrasse escaped.

The police initiated a search operation by radio, after which the dog and owner "could be reunited" at the police station at 8 p.m.

The woman also described the incident on Telegram.

Because of the police check, her dog pulled out of the collar.

She wanted to leash him, but was prevented from doing so by the police.

She wants to report the incident.