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actually the situation in germany in getting hotter as years pass.

last year it was reported that on numerous occasions german police were using cell-tower data and cross referencing burner and real mobile phones just to get some guys who were doing graffiti. wonder what data they acquire for everyone involved in more serious crime cases

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That seems implausible given that everyone I’ve talked to about graffiti since moving to Berlin regards it as “not a crime” (unless its removal necessarily causes damage to the property).

It is indeed a crime. Just because your friends don't think so, doesn't make it legal. It's an act of vandalism, anywhere but clearly marked zones that are meant for street art.

try talking to `bahnsicherheit` about wholecars. i bet they'll be chill

The "graffiti" you see in Berlin on the buildings' walls are mostly fully legal pain-work done by hired professionals.

I agree. The idea, that Germany leans to privacy is as misleading as the idea, that German health care is superior compared internationally.

> that German health care is superior compared internationally.

Their healthcare is very cost inefficient [1]. Poorer post-Communist countries have more efficient healthcare as it might be bad but as well is rather cheap there.

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-19/u-s-near-...

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