Adieu, free speech? ( Archived) (9)

Yay! Stasi tactics in the West.

He WAS freely speaking on a live webcam broadcast, until then prevented from doing so.
In other words, his free speaking (speech) was indeed curtailed, and stopped.

It's not speculation as his arrest was clearly carried out by the German police, and actually video recorded live as it happened.
But yes, nobody (as yet) knows the reason for his arrest, but the way it was carried out and the subsequent footage certainly has attracted great publicity.

Mostly though, it has to be said (so far) with a rather negative attitude towards the police officers actions, regarding their arrest of Dr. Andreas Noack.
The reason for his arrest being also not known, adds to that somewhat too.

If someone was arrested, and thus couldn't finish what they were currently doing....... there'd better be a good reason for the arrest, which was my point.

I just couldn't see a reason for the sudden and dramatic way the German police not only forced entry into Dr. Noack's home but then arrested him in the way they did, however as mentioned (no doubt) the reason for that arrest will become clear, hopefully.

Viewing the London feed, many arrests can also be seen to be made, so viewers can make their own mind up about that too, and hopefully post comments to this thread?

We seem to be going around in a circle with your:
"Are you saying that when police go to arrest someone they should be allowed to finish what they are doing?"
"So you're suggesting that the police let him finish before arresting him?"

I'm saying that if there's a valid reason for ANY arrest, then the police official/officer(s) follow due process to do that, but before the arrest is even carried out, the REASON for the arrest would be very clear, and (usually) the person being arrested is told WHY they are being arrested.

The police have powers to arrest anyone, anywhere and at any time, including on the street, at home or at work.
They should:
identify themselves as the police
tell you that you're being arrested
tell you what crime they think you've committed
explain why it’s necessary to arrest you and also your rights.

If you try to escape or become violent, police can use ‘reasonable force’, for example holding down preventing a run off, or possibly use non-lethal’ incapacitating weapons in appropriate situations, like a taser.
Handcuffs can be used for restraint, assuming it was reasonable and proportionate in the circumstances.
The police do have powers to also search anyone arrested.

For any validated arrest, then certainly the person (being arrested) can be stopped immediately from what they are currently doing.

Viewing the video, and after having his door smashed in (why, and for what good reason was that done for? Couldn't they have just knocked/rang the bell and simply gained entry in a far less aggressive manner?), anyway, the first official to approach Dr Noack and shouting loudly (cannot speak German, so maybe someone who does can translate it all?) apparently telling Dr Noack to lie down on the floor, which he does, is clearly holding a weapon of some sort and I'm not an expert what German police carry but maybe a Heckler & Koch ...but certainly with forend weaponlight.

The second official in the video to appear (in plain clothes) mainly just points at Dr Noack, while a third official (BY4332) appears to either handcuff him or something, but it's out of camera range, so cannot be seen.

BY4332 then (after dealing with Dr Noack) rises to face the camera, and must inspect either the computer system or whatever Dr Noack was live streaming with, spots a web camera and turns it away.
This then appears to capture a second camera (possibly on a stand) that BY4332 also turns.

Dialogue continues, but again I cannot translate that.

If the method of arrest used was suitable for the crime that Dr Noack was arrested for, sobeit.
If not, possibly there's a problem, and a wrongful arrest case to be heard?

Time will tell.....