American Reacts Spend a day with the German Autobahn police

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[wizardm]

I am a experienced retired german police officer and police trainer. In my opinion US police has some fundamental problems. The selection and the training in the US is poor. 
A person who wants to become a german police officer has to pass a difficult test and psychological review. The paid fulltime training last about three years.
Another difference concerns police tactics. In Germany, proportionality and de-escalation play a major role. In the USA, it is very much about self-protection, enforcing and intimidation.
Another difference is that German police officers always work in pairs. This also leads to less aggressive behavior and therefore less difficult or panicky behavior on the part of citizens who are being controlled.

[kevanwillis]

The Polish driver wasn't pulled over just because he was Polish. An enormous amount of international traffic drives go through Germany.

[mortifinkenbein]

There is no general speed limit, but around 40% of the whole length of german Autobahnen has speed limits for different reasons.

[billyo]

American police are more like an occupying army and its citizens are treated as hostiles. European police are seen as overseers and see themselves as responsible for the safe functioning of its citizens

[daseteam]

We had American cops training in our town in Germany. They couldn´t believe how lightly armed German cops were, but ALSO how much more training they got.

[theAkildare]

the Road Safety Report 2018 from the World Health Organisation
listed the trafficdeath put the US on place 4 with 12, 4 death per 100.000 inhabitans
Germany, on place 32, has only 4, 1 death per 100.000

[Stewart.fryers]

I’ve done 140mph on the autobahn going to Poland, and it’s the most alive you will ever feel. The drivers are very disciplined over there too

[Windgonner]

A big differences between US and German police is the training time.
In the US the Police training is around 20-30 weeks (ie, less than a year). In Germany the Police training is 3 to 3, 5 years. And the majority of that time is NOT spent on the shooting range but rather on learning for example conflict resolution.

[jarls]

You are right that Polizei, Police, Polis, Politi, etc. is pretty much the same word in many countries.
It stems from Latin, which again got it from Greek.
Origin is Greek "Polis" meaning "City".
Latin "Politia" - meaning "citizenship/public administration".
and so on
I believe the modern usage comes from France ca. 17th century.

Relates modern words would of course be "Policy", "Politician", "Metropolis", "Cosmopolite/an". And even "policlinic" (lit. "city bed").

[Ayns.LA]

HI Connor, it's all about training in Europe police are trained to de-escalate their training is much longer as an example in Germany, The degree is divided into three study phases with a 12-month basic study period in the 1st year, a 6-month extension studies and two 3-month internships in the individual police service in the 2nd year, and a 12-month specialized course in operations, investigations, and traffic and transport. whereas in the US On average, US officers spend around 21 weeks training, external before they are qualified to go on patrol.

[helloweener]

When a word is used in mayn languages it comes from Greek or Latain.

"Etymologically, the term Polizei comes from the ancient Greek πόλις polis, “city”. The derivation πολιτεία politeía, “state administration”, was first adopted in Late Latin as politia, later the spelling changed to policia"

[MewDenise]

I think the better question is... why do americans call it "police" since english comes from european languages?

[t.a.k.palfrey]

Polizei (pol-ee-tz-eye) is the word for police in most Germanic languages. In Sweden it's spelled polis. In Spain they use Gardia (civil guards), as does Ireland with its Garda. The French use Gendermerie (people of arms), and in Welsh it's Heddlu (peace keepers).

[rebel]

One thing most Americans wouldn't enjoy in Germany: Cops can pull you over without a reason. You're required to give a cop your ID as well. Crime or not.

[Ioschu]

In germany we have much less (deadly) accidents than in the US. With european countries that have a general speed limit, there are some, that have more and some with lower casualties. But speed is not the only reason to consider. Also the road conditions, abilities of the drivers and the safety of the cars are have to be thought of. In Germany on average all these things are at the very high end. Most (deadly) accidents in Germany don't happen on the autobahn though. They occur on the smaller country roads which have a speed limit of 100 km/h (62mph) but are more curvy and two-way traffic in general. So yes, high speed can lead to accidents and death, but most of the time it is EXCESSIVE speed that is not adapting to the traffic conditions that causes problems. Even in germany u have to adjust your speed to the surroundings. Speeder don't do it now and they won't with a general speed limit. But it will hurt all those, that are responsible drivers and like to go a bit faster when the conditions are good.

[wernergobl]

A word to the pulled out Poland Truck ... they are infamous and are watched by the police for a good reason. The are called the "Polen-Sprinter". The drivers are either poor guys or ignorants. Usually, they don't (can) care about pauses and drive-time restrictions and are driving through Europe and doing delivering jobs, no decent transport company would do. They seem to try to underrun the controls and are using partly not the Autobahn. I heard an example that one driver drove a damaged piece from Germany to the south of Italy, it was in short time fixed and he drove it back instantly. Usually, this job would have taken 3 or 4 days, it was done in 2. Just think about, what could have happened, if he would have fallen asleep and caused an accident.

[TheBorgfelder]

Polizei is a German word, the origin of all the different words for police is the Greek "polis", which means city - so a police officer is a servant of his city/country.

[markschattefor]

Check out Sabine Schmitz ( RIP).
The Z in German is pronounced as ts, it is TSeitgeist.
Greetings from the Netherlands.

[Ayns.LA]

in France, Police recruits go to a police training school for one year and go through practical training for another year. In order to become a qualified Police Officer in the UK, you must pass fitness and medical tests. If you currently possess appropriate Level 3 qualifications, you must also complete a degree-level Professional Policing qualification, which typically takes two to three years to complete. Depending on what you choose after completing your sixth-form education becoming a police officer in the UK might take anywhere from two to three years.

[berndheghmanns]

I think that it has a lot to do with the training, why European and US police officers are so different. As an example, to become a police officer in Germany, you have to complete 3 years of learning and exams. in contrast, in the United States you only need 500 hours to become a police officer, which is more than half less than what it takes to become a hairdresser, they have to receive at least 1300 hours of training. In other words: If you are not on a tree at 3, you can become a policeman at any time!!