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Berlin’s Columbiabad once again cleared because of bullying
After violence and scuffles, the entrances and exits of the Columbiabad in Berlin-Neukölln are monitored by video. photo
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The Berlin Columbiabad has hit the headlines, it is cleared again and again. The reason: there are regular troubles with some young people.
As a police spokeswoman said, young people had argued with the pool security guards and occupied the lifeguard’s watchtower. There was no physical violence, but rather boorish and boorish behavior. The pool closed half an hour earlier than usual at 7:30 p.m. At the top there were 2,300 people, said the police spokeswoman.
Security measures had been increased in the pool due to various incidents this summer. There were several evictions because recalcitrant young people and young men argued, bullied and sometimes even beat up. In other pools, too, the pool companies and the Senate have now introduced video surveillance at the entrances and, in addition to bag checks, also ID checks.
Report in the BZ of August 19, 2023