Danish PM hit by man in Copenhagen street, her office says
www.bbc.com
The assault took place on a square in central Copenhagen where a man walked up to her and hit her.

The court hearing just ended. The attacker was a Polish guy who was blackout intoxicated by alcohol and drugs during the incident. He is known by local police from previous episodes in which he has been mentally “unhinged”. He does not recall the episode other than being positively thrilled to meet the prime minister. He was ashamed of his actions.

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  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
    20·
    5 months ago

    The court hearing just ended. The attacker was a Polish guy who was blackout intoxicated by alcohol and drugs during the incident. He is known by local police from previous episodes in which he has been mentally “unhinged”. He does not recall the episode other than being positively thrilled to meet the prime minister. He was ashamed of his actions.

    So, no political or personal motivation, just a local loony.

    He will now be put in pre-trial detention for 12 days.

  • Feydaikin@beehaw.orgEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    There’s plenty of people in DK that would love to clock our politicians in the face.

    But most realize that such an act wouldn’t result in anything favorable for anyone. Aside from very momentary self-satisfaction.

    • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
      13·
      5 months ago

      For a while perhaps, but not for long. Democracy will prevail.

      It will be interesting to hear what motivated the attack.

      • Chuymatt@beehaw.orgEnglish
        87·
        5 months ago

        Female PM from 2019 on, social Dem, assailant was male… I have some guesses…

        • Senseless@feddit.deEnglish
          61·
          5 months ago

          I’m specifically asking to avoid misunderstandings. Are you saying that this happened because the PM is female and ofc a male specimen would hit her? What are you saying?

          • Chuymatt@beehaw.orgEnglish
            85·
            5 months ago

            Well, I listed multiple aspects that would be a compounding factor. Overall, males are more conservative than females in the western surveys done. Furthermore, the majority, by a long way, of violent assaults are perpetrated by males.

            Add to that the increase in violence perpetrated by right wing groups in recent years, the odds are good that she was targeted.

      • anlumo@feddit.deEnglish
        24·
        5 months ago

        Unlike totalitarian regimes, democracy does not have strong protections against disbanding itself, just look at Hungary, Russia or Turkey. So, in the long run democracy is just a temporary fad that will fade away eventually.

        • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          None of those countries are good representations of where democracy is heading…

          • anlumo@feddit.deEnglish
            1·
            5 months ago

            They have the same rules as all the other democratic countries. The only difference is that they had someone take over the democratic process.

            • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
              2·
              5 months ago

              They’re different because corruption (and in turkey: religion) was already present to such a degree that an actual democracy never happened.