German Water Cannon Eyes

Blinded german man tells britain don t make the same mistakes as other countries pensioner dietrich wagner is in london to lobby the home secretary about the.

German water cannon eyes. Dietrich wagner is a retired engineer who suffered damage to his eyes during the 2010 stuttgart 21 project protests due to the use of water cannons he was 66 at the time. German communities use their water cannon in hot summers to water public parks. The eye injuries thus inflicted on the man resulted in near complete loss of eyesight. Police sprayed anti fascist protesters with water cannons during a counter demonstration against a march by the right wing anti muslim group hooligans agai.

Dietrich wagner a 69 year old retired engineer was hit in the face at. Hong kong s new water cannon police trucks. A german pensioner blinded by a police water cannon is set to address a public meeting in london debating the use of the cannons in britain after opponents of the measure raised the cash to pay. The dangers of water cannon.

The most commonly used water cannon in germany which has more than 60 water cannons in total is the wasserwerfer 9000. If they don t make your eyes water the bill will. A german man who was blinded by a water cannon in germany has come to the uk to warn against their possible use in london. This is a product of german ingenuity and engineering called the wasserwerfer or wawe for.

The annual riots on 1 may in berlin the schanzenfest fair in hamburg which regularly ends in riots or other demonstrations are usually accompanied by water cannon which support riot police. Museum of london eyes boris johnson s water cannon trucks this article is more than 1 year old former mayor s crowd control vehicles sold for scrap after 300k loss to taxpayer. Wagner suffered from the damage to his eyelids a fracturing of a portion of the retinal bone and damage to the retinas.