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While it does happen, "all the time" seems to suggest it happens every week. I believe instead police raids on private homes for e.g. smaller drug related charges happen occasionally. This is the first case I hear of which is such an abuse of power about an insult online.

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A spokesperson for the Hamburg Police said that they've carried out a ~50 raids of homes of people for insults/hate speech. And that's just one city. So more than once a week in a single city.

Source: https://www.heise.de/news/Du-bist-so-1-Pimmel-Hamburgs-Innen...

This claim is disputed. And they are talking about hate speech, which usually is significant stronger than this case.

They're talking about both and what's your source for the fact that this claim is disputed? Who would even have such data if not the police. Please link your source as well as I've linked mine, which supports what I said.

Your own link is saying it's disputed. And the Police claiming something, doesn't mean it must be true. Especially if we are talking about someone from public relation, which are notorious for 'miscommunication happening' with such details.

> Your own link is saying it's disputed.

No it doesn't. There's absolutely nothing in there that even hints at the fact that the numbers are disputed.

> And the Police claiming something, doesn't mean it must be true. Especially if we are talking about someone from public relation, which are notorious for 'miscommunication happening' with such details.

Sure. If you have better data that disputes what she's saying you're free to share it.

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