Video from Bremen

Police in Bremen ram groper off his scooter

Police in Bremen rammed a young man with his scooter who had previously sexually harassed a woman (symbolic image).

(Bild: APA/Andrey Popov)

In Bremen, a police car rammed a groper off his scooter (see video above). A video of the controversial incident, which took place last Sunday, is circulating on the X platform.

The man (33) who was rammed is said to have driven past a young woman (19) on Philosophenweg in Bremen at around 5.50 a.m. and sexually harassed her. "The woman's dress slipped up," said police spokeswoman Franka Haedke. After the incident, the man fled.

However, passers-by saw the incident and alerted a police patrol that was nearby. They were able to "stop the man near the station with a police car. No one was injured", according to a police statement.

You can see the video of the incident here.

It does not say exactly how the 33-year-old was stopped. However, a video is now circulating on Platform X that shows the police ramming into the man in the street. He is thrown close to the sidewalk, a police officer runs after him.

Much approval for action
While some speak of police violence or fear that someone may have been injured in the incident, others on X speak of a "good action". Most of the reactions from users are positive. "If you know the context, then it serves him right," says someone. "At last we have American methods" and "At last there's a crackdown" can be read in other places.

Speed underestimated?
One user suspects that the car driver may have underestimated the speed of the scooter rider. He only wanted to block his path and not run him over, he wrote.

The facts of the case are currently being investigated internally, the police told Bild. The 33-year-old suspect has been provisionally arrested and is being investigated for sexual harassment.