attorney General Margarete Koppers has called for a General impunity of the black-and-driving. The “Berliner Morgenpost” said that the offence should be abolished altogether. In order Koppers goes a step further than the governing mayor Michael Müller (SPD), Senator for justice, Dirk Behrendt (Green) and interior Senator Andreas hostage (SPD). The debate about the black-and-drive was begun in November. The daily mirror, Michael Müller, had said that black-and-ride should only be a misdemeanor. The had joined the Senator for the interior hostage, the left party and the greens. Critical voices came from some SPD members.
black riders who are not able to pay the enhanced carriage fee burden on the police and judiciary immensely. In 2017, the BVG was a good 10 000 criminal applications, the S-Bahn almost 35 000. About 100 people sitting in a Berlin jail imprisonment, often only two weeks. A Hafttag costs about 150 Euro. There is also criticism that black ride is much harder is punishable as a wrong Parking – although this is for the General public, often dangerous.
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Koppers of the “Berliner Morgenpost said:” now that a classification as a misdemeanor would be no real relief for the judiciary, because the courts would then have to deal with the objection procedures, also Amtsanwaltschaft and the police would have more work. The CDU criticized Koppers’ foray. “Black to legalize, to a dangerous decline affects means of our legal system,” said the Deputy Sven’s crack man. Similarly, the FDP said.
