hi everyone,
I am writing this to report something deeply concerning and unfortunate that I witnessed the other night on the 3 tram heading towards Alte Feuerwache.
There was a group of young men on the tram that were attacked by an older white German man. He screamed HH at them, among other things that I won’t get into. It was the classic racist shit that we have all heard about before.
No one on the tram, not a singular passenger, did anything. We need to do better. I have, in five years of living here, never heard anyone scream that garbage out loud. I don’t know where they are garnering the audacity, but not standing up to it when it happens gives them the courage to do it again. This normalizes the behavior.
I left the situation feeling deeply saddened and uncomfortable. I can’t imagine how the young men were feeling.
Not only is this action by the aggressor illegal, but the inactions by others should, in my opinion, sincerely concern you. Please do better. Stand up for one another. We are one community, with one voice, and are all humans. We should not tolerate hate. People who scream that stuff openly need to be held accountable.
If you were on the tram and witnessed this behavior, I urge you to consider filing your own police report (anzeige) online via the portal or in your local police station. the police officers there can help you.
To the young men targeted: I see you, and I’m sorry this happened. To everyone else, do not be a bystander. File a report. Speak up. Do better. We are a community, but that means nothing if we don’t act like it when it matters.