cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37956920

Police repeatedly impose noise restrictions at demonstrations. This constitutes a serious infringement on fundamental rights. The Berlin police have recently been arguing that it protects the health and safety of their officers as a reason for keeping demonstrations quieter.

  • hyperhopper@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    The police shoving the meter right into the speaker shows how whack this is. Measurement of sound varies a ton, and if they just stood back they wouldn’t be “injured” by a 90db speaker

    • einkorn@feddit.org
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      4 days ago

      It’s not about getting a proper result. It’s about getting less work to do and just as much of a pain in the ass as possible.